[Athen] "walk-in" terminology

[John Foliot - Stanford Online Accessibility Program]

I would agree with Mike, (IMHO) taking political correctness too far can
often be as offensive as ignoring it entirely; that said, the term
"in-person request" could happily replace the term "walk-in" from what I
understand from your note.
 
just my $0.02
 
JF
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Michael O'Brien
Sent: January 23, 2008 1:34 PM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] "walk-in" terminology



    I wouldn't think this would be any different than saying to a blind
person "did you see this?"  many blind people, myself included, use the term
see all the time, as we use the term watch when referring to television.
 
Mike

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From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Howard Kramer
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:07 PM
To: 'Access Technologists in Higher Education Network'
Subject: [Athen] "walk-in" terminology



Here's another question for the oracle known as ATHEN. I was asked by
another department on campus if the term "walk-in" which refers to an
individual requesting services in-person at the library without an
appointment, is offensive.

 

Is this considered poor terminology because of the reference to the physical
act of walking? I would think this is okay but thought I'd get the opinion
of others.

 

Thanks,

Howard

 

Howard Kramer
Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator
AT Conference Coordinator
Disability Services
CU-Boulder, 107 UCB
Boulder, Co  80309
303-492-8672

 

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