[MR] handicaps/disablities

[Stefan li Rous]

Gerita said:
<<<  Oh, and most of us really, truly dislike the 'disabled' label, no
matter how its used.  "Handicapped" or "...with a handicapping
condition" is far more acceptable to those the label applies to.  Why?
Disabled implies that there is no way we can do (much of anything, I
find).  Handicapped implies that things are difficult, but do-able. >>>

Sigh. Years ago, I had a file and a section in the Florilegium for  
HANDICAPS.

I got taken to task for that, and was told that the preferred term was  
"Disablilties" not "Handicaps", for similar reasons as explained  
above. So I changed both the file name and the section name.

I guess before the complaints I had thought of things the way Gerita  
is. Argh! People, make up your minds! :-)

And yes, I've always been "handicapped"/"disabled" etc, my best eye is  
20/200 with glasses. From birth. I've also been a Type I diabetic  
since 1976. On the otherhand, I qualify for MENSA. So?

See this file in the DISABILITIES section of the Florilegium:
Diabetes-SCA-art (20K) 12/22/09 "Surviving Diabetes in the SCA" by  
Forester Padraig MacRaighne and THL Geniveve Rose D'Glendalough  
(called GenRose).
http://www.florilegium.org/files/DISABILITIES/Diabetes-SCA-art.html

15C-Eyeglsses-art (10K) 4/14/02 "Eyeglasses and Concave Lenses in 15th  
C. Florence and Milan" by Lord Anton de Stoc
http://www.florilegium.org/files/DISABILITIES/15C-Eyeglsses-art.html

eyeglasses-msg (78K) 1/16/08 Period eyewear. Making replicas.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/DISABILITIES/eyeglasses-msg.html

Stefan
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