WHEELCHAIR SYMBOL at least has the virtue of being descriptive of the symbol rather than of the use and thus potentially more neutral all the way around.
K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Everson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:13 PM Subject: Re: Revised N2586R > At 12:09 -0500 2003-06-26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >The only meaning that the Standard implies is that the character encoded > >at codepoint x represents they symbol of a wheelchair. It does not imply > >*anything* about how its usage in juxtaposition with the name of a person > >should be interpreted. > > Indeed William's argument that "HANDICAPPED" is somehow inappropriate > just doesn't wash. In Europe at least, many handicapped people > consider it far more polite to be called handicapped or behindert or > what have you than to be subject to such politically "correct" > monstrosities as "differently abled". > > Which is not to say that the Name Police won't prefer WHEELCHAIR > SYMBOL. Time will tell. > -- > Michael Everson * * Everson Typography * * http://www.evertype.com > >
