I was taking a group of building service engineers through the 18th. We were discussing the use of Appendix 5. One chap was very exercised about the BA3 category which is described as utilization-capability-handicapped. He claims the latter word was exorcised from common parlance years ago and would be offensive to many. I am not that politically correct but maybe he has a valid argument,.
Getting back on topic, I think the term "handicap" or "handicapped" is probably more fitting than the term "disabled", I don't see why handicapped would be labelled as offensive, (I also don't see why many things are seen as offensive now, with all the gender "assumptions", excessive PC and whatnot, some snowflakes need to chill out, but that's another topic).
In my personal opinion, to say someone is disabled means that they are completely unable to do something, whereas this might not necessarily be the case - for instance if someone has poor lung function and can't walk much of a distance before needing a rest, I would call that handicapped rather than disabled, as they are partially able to walk and move around, but require more frequent rests and stops. Someone in a wheelchair who can't feel or move their legs cannot walk and could be considered "disabled". Or being blind in one eye - I'd class it as being handicapped. Blind in both eyes - Disabled. Having dyslexia - it's a handicap, not a disability.
You can be handicapped without being disabled, but you cannot be disabled without being handicapped.
I see them as two separate things, not equal to one another.
Getting back on topic, I think the term "handicap" or "handicapped" is probably more fitting than the term "disabled", I don't see why handicapped would be labelled as offensive, (I also don't see why many things are seen as offensive now, with all the gender "assumptions", excessive PC and whatnot, some snowflakes need to chill out, but that's another topic).
In my personal opinion, to say someone is disabled means that they are completely unable to do something, whereas this might not necessarily be the case - for instance if someone has poor lung function and can't walk much of a distance before needing a rest, I would call that handicapped rather than disabled, as they are partially able to walk and move around, but require more frequent rests and stops. Someone in a wheelchair who can't feel or move their legs cannot walk and could be considered "disabled". Or being blind in one eye - I'd class it as being handicapped. Blind in both eyes - Disabled. Having dyslexia - it's a handicap, not a disability.
You can be handicapped without being disabled, but you cannot be disabled without being handicapped.
I see them as two separate things, not equal to one another.
