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Again, what part of my succinct message provokes Richard Jacobs to offer his last paragraph? On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Richard Jacobs wrote: > David, as responses to your post suggest, opinions in the disabled community > seem to vary. [snip] I completely agree with you. > It seems unlikely that there will be generally agreed-upon neutral terms, so > until I hear something better, I'll probably continue to use > "developmentally disabled people" or "persons with disabilities" when that > level of clarification is needed. I hope it won't offend too many people, > but I'm mindful of the fact that language debates can get in the way of > action. Again, I agree with you and think your strategy is fine. David +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ David Pfeiffer, Ph.D. Resident Scholar Center on Disability Studies University of Hawai`i at Manoa [log in to unmask] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Center on Disability Studies....maximizing individual potential by encouraging independence, self-determination, and full participation in the community. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%