Open Letter: How the FOSS Community May Help Disabled Users

[Mike McCarty]

Robert L Cochran wrote:
> Jeff Vian wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 12:35 -0400, taharka wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Howdy Marco,
>>>
>>> On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 17:53 +0200, M. Fioretti wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>> Might I suggest in the future, you use the terms physically/mentally
>>> challenged instead of disabled users? Here in the U.S. there is a never
>>> ending supply of politically correct nuts :-((
>>>
>>>   
>>
>> Just because you prefer politically correct terminology does not mean
>> everyone has to mollify your sensibilities.
>>
>> I would never ask someone from a different area to change their language
>> use just to satisfy me.
>>
>> You are free to reply with the terms you prefer, just as Marco is free
>> to use the phrases he wishes.
>>
>>  
>>
>>
> That's a good point. People who are not American should not be hammered 
> to conform to our language and social conventions.

We Americans shouldn't be hammered by our own crop of language
boneheads, either.

Mike
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