Well, me personally, I do not like the word "disabled". A car that isn't running is disabled, but a person that has one or more problems - disabled? I think not, sorry.


This Political Correctness just gets way out of control sometimes, IMO We have to be careful as to what we say to whom we speak so we do not upset someone or some group.

Technically I am "disabled" but if you look at me I appear normal, just as Gina. We both walk around, are able to drive, cook, clean and do everyday normal things. Only Gina cannot hear and I cannot do too much walking because I have both of my hips replaced and back problems. But like I said, put us next to each other and just to look at us, you cannot tell what our problems are........so does that make us "disabled"????

Maybe it is me, but that word just makes me cringe. I am not broken and to me that is what disabled means.

Differently Abled is good, but your right it won't catch on.

IMO we ALL have some sort of problem wether it is medical, emotional or physical, or whatever - but to me the word "disable" means broken down, not usable - and I am not that!!

It is a pretty sad world when you have to think carefully about the words we choose to use before we speak.

I'm sure nobody meant anything bad when they refered to Gina as deaf, and yes now ther correct term is 'hearing impared' or when the kids laughed at me when I was growing up because I was short, they called me a 'midget' - which IS derogotory word, but now the correct term is "Little Person"; or the person who has to think a littler harder is "slow" or the "fat" kid.......I can go on and on and I think we all know that when we refer to people as short, fat, dumb or deaf we are not intending to hurt them, it is just something that we say.......without thinking & being Politically Correct.

I hope I answered your questions.......now let's hear Gina's side of it.


Gina???