In newspaper reports, we use the expression the blind. Visually challenged or visually impaired is generally used sparingly since these words are longer than the blind. But referring to a person with blindness as "Blind" or "blinds" in plural is definitely wrong.
Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Abraham Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] What we call ourself! I tend to agree with you entirely. I guess while pointing out the problem with "a blind and blinds" I myself made an error in expression. But then if the word blind has to be used with regards to a person, it should be used as an adjective and not as a noun. But then when it comes to good sensibilities, then your point is well made. Thanks, ----- Original Message ----- From: "SR Mittal" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [AI] What we call ourself! > Dear George > I feel a person who is blind should be referred as a person with > blindness/a person with visual impairment/a person with vision impairment. > When we call a person as "blind person" his blindnes becomes more > prominent. but when we call him as "a person with---" His blindness is > secondary and he as a person is prominent. > This is my personal view. in my talks I always call a person with ---- and > bot blind person or disabled persons or so on. > Yours sincerely Mittal. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Abraham" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:30 PM > Subject: [AI] What we call ourself! > > >> Hi All, >> >> In many places I have heard people refer to persons without sight as "A >> Blind". Collectively such people are often called "Blinds". >> >> Are people who cannot see a separate species like Tiger, Man, Blind, >> Lion, Donkey and so on? >> >> This is my personal view as a communicator that people without sight must >> be referred to as Blind person or as blind people and not as a blind. >> >> Please note that this mail is not a personal attack on any individual. I >> thought I would take the liberty of pointing out this commonly made >> error. >> >> With best regards, >> >> George >> >> >> >> 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.i n Email secured by TPML Raksha Checkpoint 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
