Hello everyone
It is not my intention to begin another debate on language, but I would like to know the origin of the term "physically challenged." Did it begin North American or a European as a terminology? I remember seeing it for the 1st time in the 1980s. In my linguistically naive days I thought that it made reference to sport, at least sport and disability. I would like to be able to explain to a local media personality why this euphemism is not an okay term to use however I need to know where it comes from, and that it did not began within our community somewhere either than Canada.
Maria
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