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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for all the great feedback! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ron- Thanks for the AIM reference. I’m looking at it now!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">John- I agree that disability is nothing to be ashamed of, and greatly value your feedback. However, I do not think that finding a more thoughtful way to identify alternate formats embraces a negative model of disability. The “dis” in disability
does that just fine. The prefix- “dis” literally means that something is less than, set apart, or sub-standard.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I also agree that calling things by different names can be confusing, which is why I wonder if there is a general consensus on the topic. I liken the evolution of using “alternate” and “assistive” to that of the term, “handicapped”, to
“disabled person”, to “Person with a Disability”.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Cyrus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cyrus Hamilton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cornell University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tel. 607 254-4545<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Elmer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 28, 2015 2:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Alternate and Assistive<o:p></o: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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Not the way I see it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> athen-list [<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu">mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman13.u.washington.edu</a>]
<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon:<o:p></o:p></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!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Cyrus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cyrus Hamilton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cornell University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.sds.cornell.edu/">www.sds.cornell.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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