Well said. This is precisely what I feel! Subramani
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ketan Kothari Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication *********************** No virus was detected in the attachment no filename Your mail has been scanned by InterScan MSS. *********************** Dear Members, I think I am blind and not visually challenged. As far as politeness is concerned, we are taken up by these clichaes and let the reality go by. I think the word "blind" explains my total lack of sight than any other word. besides. What would you call a short man/woman? vertically challenged? I feel we would do well by facing the reality. I would say if at all all the disabled are attitudinally challenged. We educated people who are blind should not run away from the fact of our blindness. Let me reiterate I am not ashamed of being blind and would not like to sugar quote my situation. Friends, I started as "blind" then "visually handicapped" then "visually disabled" and then again "visually challenged" but at the enc of the day I am still beaten up as "blind agitators" hahaha. words became polite but no change in attitude. So friend, this group is a group of learned members and I look at all of you as realists and not a clichaed group So let us call a spade a spade. Let us not be taken up by Americans. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rajani G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:41 AM Subject: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication > Dear members, > I hope many of you on the list agree with me that it is better that we > atleast do not or stop using the word Blind and start using visually > challenged in our conversation. I feel the phrase is more polite and > doesnot hurt the feelings who are visually challenged. > let us try to use it in our communication. > Rajani > > 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.i n 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.i n 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
