Hi, Sorry, if I have taken your valuable time for this subject. my only intention was that if we have more refined words, why not use them if it describews our condition in a polite way and not hurt our feelings. if we have achieved something inspite of our limitation, why we should cling on to the limitation. why not break out of it and say that the disability is of mind and not any physical part. I personally feel better we be polite amongst ourselves, so that we can expect that from general public. Of course, it is my opinion and not necessary that it should be taken. Regards, Rajani
On 11/14/06, shobhan singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No doubt, we are blind and using the word "blind" do not produce any > negative effect. But we should not use the word: "handicap" while defining > any of the disability whether it is visual or physical. > Because the word "handicap" derives from the phrase "cap in hand" referring > to a beggar, and is despised by most people with disabilities. > Regards > > Shobhan Singh > Programme: PHD (Modern Indian History) > Room # 019 > Brahmaputra Hostel > Jawaharlal Nehru University > Contact # 91-09313468732 > SKYPE ID: shobhan_foucault > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
