"insane" is not a medical term, so I don't think it has got anything to do
with abilities and disabilities?



On 6 October 2016 at 07:16, Tracy Teal <[email protected]> wrote:

> Very important point, and I'm sorry I overlooked that. Thanks Pauline!
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> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Michael Koontz <[email protected]>
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>> +1!
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>> On Oct 5, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Pauline Barmby <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Dear all -
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>> I think “sanity check” could be considered an ableist term, equating
>> “insane” with “bad”.
>> Can I suggest that “expectation check” would be better and also more
>> descriptive?
>>
>> Pauline
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