[Blindtlk] My 2 Cents

[David Andrews]

Rehab traditionally called the persons receiving services 
clients.  However, for some, myself included, this word evokes a 
medical or one-way social services model, and gives power to the 
rehab folks.  So, the terms consumer, or customer came into 
use.  They both lean towards the person being able to choose to take, 
or not to take services, have some control over what those services are etc.

There isn't a perfect word -- but to me, either customer, or consumer 
is preferable to client.

Dave

At 10:43 PM 3/23/2013, you wrote:
>    Why are blind people considered consumers in much of
>rehabilitation? They aren't producers, therefore, they are deemed
>inferior even by fellow blind professions who work at such facilities.
>Sorry the whole conversation is besides the point just a reason to
>demean someone of another opinion. I'm an atheist-agnostic, so view
>things in another paradigm than that of yourself in that way. I'm
>looking at everything extremely logical to a fault that is to say
>deductive logic not inductive logic as much.