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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 12:22 PM, Leyna Bencomo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu" target="_blank">lbencomo@uccs.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">The other industry standard I’ve heard for assistive is adaptive. I don’t think either are offensive. Just my 1 cent. ;)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Leyna Bencomo<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Assistive Technology Specialist, Information Technology<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:lbencomo@uccs.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">lbencomo@uccs.edu</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:%28719%29%20255-4202" value="+17192554202" target="_blank">(719) 255-4202</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">University of Colorado Colorado Springs<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Gjolmesli<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 12:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><span class=""><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I agree. The barriers are not in the words necessarily. I’ve been in the field of disability for over 30 years and have seen trends come and go…it’s the attitudes and bias and discrimination that remain. As
John states, why mess with standard terminology? It does totally confuse the general population who are nob savvy enough to get the nuances.</span><u></u><u></u></p><span class="">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">That’s my two cents as well.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">S.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Susan Gjolmesli, Director</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Disability Resource Center, B132</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:%28425%29%20564-2498" value="+14255642498" target="_blank">(425) 564-2498</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Elmer</span></p><div><div class="h5"><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive</div></div><u></u><u></u><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I am not sure I agree with your premise. Is that based on feedback to that effect from students?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">To me, it embraces the model that a disability means something is wrong/bad, that there is something to be ashamed of. It is a stigma. </span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Not the way I see it.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">The terms are “industry” standards. To arbitrarily rename them can also create confusion. Example: Someone decided that our department name should have no reference to disability. We were renamed the Educational
Assistance Center. People now thing we are the campus “help desk”. Further, if someone is looking for services for students with disabilities in a directory or on a campus map, it’s not there.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">My 2 cents.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">John</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Cyrus Hamilton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ATHEN List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Alternate and Assistive</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am researching alternate phrases for, “assistive technology”, and “alternate formats”, and thought this would be an excellent forum for the discussion. There’s a lot of meaning in words, and I feel that “assistive” and “alternate” are
words that can have the unintended consequence of further stigmatizing individuals. I understand that technically, all technology is assistive, but I think there has to be a better way to identify technologies like VoiceDream, Kurzweil 3000, and Dragon Naturally
Speaking. Am I over thinking this, or do others share my concern? Thanks!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Cyrus<u></u><u></u></p>
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