[Blindtlk] Use of the Term Visually Impaired

[Mike Freeman]

And I think use of inflamatory rhetoric such as that below is a similar indication of lazy thinking, if not worse. 
All movements have shorthand phrases to summarize key concepts. If they didn't, we would be doing nothing else but posting to the Internet in order to explain ourselves. 

Mike Freeman


On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:47, "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Guess I can't argue about that; you have a good point.  However, I think
> that too many catch phrases equals drinking to much of the coolaide, and
> allows people to be lazy.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde, David
> W. (ESC)
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:15 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Use of the Term Visually Impaired
> 
> I believe it serves two purposes. First and foremost, it reaffirms our own
> belief in ourselves, which sometimes is necessary no matter how
> self-confident one is. Secondly, it affirms it to the public and to newly
> blind individuals. For the first group, it is designed to change negative
> stereotypes. For the second, in addition to changing attitudes, it holds out
> hope.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
> williams
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:08 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Use of the Term Visually Impaired
> 
> It is good for a newly blinded individual I must admit.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve
> Jacobson
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Use of the Term Visually Impaired
> 
> Wow, I've always felt that the phrase "It's respectable to be Blind" was one
> of the more powerful phrases that we use.  I think, though, that it is more
> of a statement for ourselves than for the general public, although I don't
> think it hurts the general public to hear it either.  In my mind, the point