Dear Frank. Thank you for yourinfo. Could we use a different term than the
'Latino' population. Some people may feel discriminated by these expresion
about people who populated the americas before the anglosaxon occupation and
were forced to seek refuge in areas of spanish speeking colonies. AV
PS. Language is power.
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> fyi.
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> PRESS RELEASE
> November 7, 2002: DisabilityWorld Reports on
> Advances Benefiting People with Disabilities in 25 Countries
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> The latest issue of DisabilityWorld, the international webzine of news and
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> Independent Living: the challenges of a "normal" Dutch family with two
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> Women & Children: U.S. hearing on needs of disabled girls; women's
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