> Don't let a disabled person hear you call them > Handicapped, that is the > Politically incorrect term (by the way).
> I took a seminar a while back on Section 508 and they > explained that the > word Handicap was given to disabled people because most > disabled people at > the time were Vietnam vets. The word handy capped means > to had out a > baseball call in and ask for a hand out. Notice that those > signs now say > Disabled and not handicapped. > Just letting ya know... they get really pissed if you call > them handicapped > ;) That may be true. But if so the original definition has been all but lost to antiquity. That is to say -- a few select individuals know what it meant originally. Most only know it as being synonymous with "disabled". As a matter of fact, there is no mention of hand-outs if you search Dictionary.com for the definition of the word "handicapped". But then I'm much more inclined to believe or agree with George Carlin's interpretation of why they get upset when you call them handicapped -- that they've been conned by the "sun is always shining" crew into believing that they can do anything they want to do in life regardless of circumstance if they want it enough, and that the condition will change if the name of the condition is changed. "We're not handicapped, we're handi-capable!" ... Anyway, that's enough from me for now. :) s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 new epoch http://www.turnkey.to lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to tapestry api is opensource http://www.turnkey.to/tapi certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
