On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Radhika, Y. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> describing people by the way they look is far more common than one like
> First Nations that addresses historical status. another example of a term
> now considered offensive is the term Mongoloid used to describe people with
> Down's syndrome.
>

while talking to the coordinator the other day, i used the word
"visually impaired" and drew a blank stare from her, whilst "blind"
didnt. Terminology !!!

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