Yes, different departments use different words and we have to go with them.
In Bengali we use the word "dristihin" for quite a few years and now it is used in all sorts of novels, stories and newspaper articles. "aangshik dristihin" is used to denote partially sighted. It does not make things pleasant. But the old Bengali word "andha" also means "blind to the outside world". It also means, as in English, "insensitive". You must be familiar with the expressions like "blind fury" or "blind in affection". The English words like "sightless" (which we use in Kolkata) or "visually challenged" at least does not have this type of undesirable connotation. Best regards, Amiyo. Cell: +91-9433464329 ----- Original Message ----- From: "BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 11:28 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication > you just bring a certificate and put it on railway counter, it should be > certified as "visually impaired" not as "completely blind", you won't get > any ticket. thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ketan Kothari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: [AI] Members pl take note of using blind in communication > > > > 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.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 > > > > > DISCLAIMER: > The Information transmitted in this email is solely for the addressee. It is confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken by anyone other than by the intended recipient is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient then kindly delete the mail from your system. Any opinion or views expressed in this mail may not necessarily reflect that of Punjab National Bank. The bank considers unencrypted email as an insecure mode of communication. > > 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
