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Post by James on Aug 17, 2017 18:19:41 GMT -5
I would run til I was sick. I don't know why, but it seems appealing
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Post by wheelofsteel on Aug 18, 2017 13:52:32 GMT -5
Function variation sounds so mathematical! disability sounds so disabled Here in Sweden we try to change the word from disabled to Function variation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 14:28:25 GMT -5
Function variation sounds so mathematical! disability sounds so disabled Here in Sweden we try to change the word from disabled to Function variation. What do those parking signs look like?
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Post by wheelofsteel on Aug 18, 2017 14:41:46 GMT -5
disability sounds so disabled Here in Sweden we try to change the word from disabled to Function variation. What do those parking signs look like? The signs look like the same throughout our earth. To make it very easy to understand. But Changes always start with words. The word disabled has been around for a long time, I think. Time to develop the language to the better. Because we are not handicapped, it's our society that makes us that. We all been born with diffrents Functions variation, some of us can run with the legs and some is born without legs etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 15:19:51 GMT -5
What do those parking signs look like? The signs look like the same throughout our earth. To make it very easy to understand. But Changes always start with words. The word disabled has been around for a long time, I think. Time to develop the language to the better. Because we are not handicapped, it's our society that makes us that. We all been born with diffrents Functions variation, some of us can run with the legs and some is born without legs etc. Yeah, I was being sarcastic. I'm one of those rare cripples that doesn't actually mind the current language. Honestly, I kinda prefer it. It's simple and everyone knows what it means. Like those stupid new symbols of accessibility depicting an obvious para in a manual chair. I'm so glad the US Access Board (among other powers that be) have issued guidance on using the international symbol of accessibility that has been established for years. At this point it has become abstract enough to include different kinds of access. I don't actually care what words people use to describe me, it's the intent. But to each their own.
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Post by ada on Aug 18, 2017 15:32:29 GMT -5
Function variation sounds so mathematical! disability sounds so disabled Here in Sweden we try to change the word from disabled to Function variation. Maybe it's not my place, but funcion variation sounds like that aunt who tries too hard not to step on any eggs and ends up patting your head and telling you what a great inspiration you are just for being alive.
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Post by wheelofsteel on Aug 18, 2017 16:47:34 GMT -5
mrniceguy: okay its not easy to know if someone is sarcastic or not, without any smileys after the sentence. But as i learning more about you i remember it to next time The language is constantly evolving and its a good thing. The word disabled is associated with very negative feelings. If you constantly hear negative words from people and from your childhood. You start to belive that its true. While the truth is, that you can do everything! Just in another way, it's just the thought that marks ours limitations. I'm not politically correct at all times, (hell no) but it might be good to find another word to teach the children a better word for a better world to come.
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Post by Dav_4_Dev_UK on Aug 18, 2017 18:15:39 GMT -5
I'm not sure I like this thread. Why would someone want to be a PWD, even for a day? Being a PWD isn't a game. No matter how much one dresses it up, and no matter how much devs like us (thank you devs), it still sucks.
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Post by Sir Paul on Aug 18, 2017 18:36:55 GMT -5
...patting your head and telling you what a great inspiration you are just for being alive. This is a shared experience for all PWD's. Not necessarily having THAT Aunt, but dealing with inappropriate praise. I received several awards and sparkly tassels upon graduating high school for no good reason at all. Existing with a disability was enough to meet the mayor, I guess This type of shit has to stop.
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Post by shape on Aug 18, 2017 18:51:19 GMT -5
I'm not sure I like this thread. Why would someone want to be a PWD, even for a day? Being a PWD isn't a game. No matter how much one dresses it up, and no matter how much devs like us (thank you devs), it still sucks. I agree it's not a game. But just think about what society could learn if for one day, everybody experienced a disability. Wouldn't it open some minds? I believe in empathy, but sometimes we have to learn the rough way. Just a thought.
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Post by Dav_4_Dev_UK on Aug 18, 2017 18:51:20 GMT -5
PS. Why is this in the Personals section? Shouldn't it be in the General section?
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Post by wheelofsteel on Aug 18, 2017 18:56:34 GMT -5
I'm not sure I like this thread. Why would someone want to be a PWD, even for a day? Being a PWD isn't a game. No matter how much one dresses it up, and no matter how much devs like us (thank you devs), it still sucks. The whole thing is a thought exercise. Share what you would have done if you woke up tomorrow and did not have your function variation over a day. I would love to hear it.
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Post by wheelofsteel on Aug 18, 2017 18:59:05 GMT -5
PS. Why is this in the Personals section? Shouldn't it be in the General section? Because everyone has different experiences, I thought it suited better in personality
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Post by ada on Aug 18, 2017 21:10:49 GMT -5
...patting your head and telling you what a great inspiration you are just for being alive. This is a shared experience for all PWD's. Not necessarily having THAT Aunt, but dealing with inappropriate praise. I received several awards and sparkly tassels upon graduating high school for no good reason at all. Existing with a disability was enough to meet the mayor, I guess This type of shit has to stop. I would always get SO pissed at shit like that when I was in school. When I said something about it, people would always give me the 'check your privilege' look, y'know? It didn't make me any less pissed. I argued about it so much that they started thinking I hated disabled people... Ha ha. The main role in stuff was ALWAYS given to the disabled kids, and while I believed it was very unfair, I also thought it was really condescending and exposive. It wasn't like they'd earned it and simply happened to have a disability, —the thing was obviously projected to show them in a weird concept of "inclusion", that didn't do anything to actually include, just to make the school look good ("Look, our school has a kid in a wheelchair as Romeo... AND Juliet. He also plays the sun. We're SO inclusive!") and the AB kids feel like there's a huge difference between them.
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Post by Sir Paul on Aug 18, 2017 21:47:29 GMT -5
I would always get SO pissed at shit like that when I was in school. When I said something about it, people would always give me the 'check your privilege' look, y'know? It didn't make me any less pissed. I argued about it so much that they started thinking I hated disabled people... Ha ha. The main role in stuff was ALWAYS given to the disabled kids, and while I believed it was very unfair, I also thought it was really condescending and exposive. It wasn't like they'd earned it and simply happened to have a disability, —the thing was obviously projected to show them in a weird concept of "inclusion", that didn't do anything to actually include, just to make the school look good ("Look, our school has a kid in a wheelchair as Romeo... AND Juliet. He also plays the sun. We're SO inclusive!") and the AB kids feel like there's a huge difference between them. You monster!! That's an awful thing to do to those kids. It's an extreme version of the "every kid gets a gold medal" for participating. We're not ALL special and definitely all not talented. I was a totally mediocre student who wasn't involved in anything! It was embarrassing for me to get up in front of crowds and accept awards, being expected to say inspirational words as my parents proudly looked on. It should have been embarrassing for them too, but people are often clueless when they exploit others for personal gratification. Don't hate me. I turned down all the roles I was offered
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