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For more then the first half of my life I referred to myself as “handicapped,” I do have a few memories of it being used in a derogatory manner (mostly in my youth by other kids, who were probably lashing out for other reasons), so I’m happy with the change. Nevertheless, as an adult now if someone refers to my disability as a “handicap”…
Reply to ”Person with an Impairment"
I figure it could be a regional thing as well. For example, in terms of accessibility “barrier-free” was completely foreign to me until I saw it used by Japan. I thought at first it was referring to actual barricades, but it does make sense to me now and I translate that term to my friends as “accessible.” So, I feel like other places may…
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“Challenge Breaker,” now that’s a term I could get behind, after all aren’t People with Disabilities given extra challenges to overcome? (Haha maybe I’ve played too many videogames 😆)
MarjorieReply to ”Person with an Impairment"
Generally from what I’ve seen, the average American tends to say “Disabled Person,” arguably it’s an improvement over “The Handicapped,” which is seen as crude and insulting (Over the last decade or so even the “Handicapped Parking” signs have been traded out for “Disabled Parking,” I don’t remember exactly when I last saw the former).
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It looks like it’s from the Us Department of Transportation, here’s the Air Travel Consumer Report links on the official site:
https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/air-travel-consumer-reports
Only covers US-based Airlines (would like to compare these numbers against other countries airlines), but it is…
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