Hi David,
I agree with you entirely here. As I am total, I can not be visually
impaired. That would be like saying if you had your leg cut off, you have
a
bad leg. Your vision is not impaired, it is not there.
But anyone who has sight at all, I feel Vision Impaired or Visually
Impaired
are OK. Just don't use that awful word handicapped.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
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David Russell
Sent: Thursday 6 November 2008 20:30
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Appropriate terminology.
Leonie,
I'm not sure I really care very much. As I have no sight at all, my
vision
is not impaired, it is non-existent. I suppose vision impaired is more
correct than visually impaired, but phrases like visually challenged are
truly dreadful. Blind or partially sighted used to always be regarded as
perfectly acceptable and understandable. But, as long as everyone
understands what is meant, then that is all that really matters.
There are more important things to worry about in life.
David
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Chris Hallsworth
Sent: 06 November 2008 20:21
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Appropriate terminology.
To me they mean the same, however "vision impaired" and "visually
impaired"
doesn't necessarily indicate they're blind. In theory someone could be
"visually impaired" even if they're short sighted and needs glasses for
some
tasks.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:16 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Appropriate terminology.
I'm curious as to people's opinions of the term "vision impaired",
as opposed to "visually impaired", or "blind and partially sighted
people".
It's something I've been meaning to explore for a while, so I'd much
appreciate people's thoughts. Thanks.
Léonie.
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