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Did today's decisions support impairment or create a handicap?

By Valorie Sundby posted 06-21-2018 00:18

  
I have an impairment.
Stairs make my impairment a disability.
The inability to get to my classroom is a handicap.
The school enrollment is reduced by one because I could not get to class.

I have an impairment.
Missing labels make my impairment a disability.
The inability to complete the purchase form is a handicap.
The company has one less customer because I could not complete the purchase.

I have an impairment.
Poorly edited captions make my impairment a disability.
The confusion caused by video captions without punctuation is a handicap.
The venue did not sell a pair of tickets because I did not think the event was one I would enjoy.

I have an impairment.
It remains an impairment until a barrier is introduced.
The interaction of the impairment with the barrier causes a handicap.
Did today's decisions at work support impairment or create a handicap?
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11-16-2019 10:33

Thank you for this! It really clarifies the role of the developer in creating "disabilities" and "handicaps" from impairments.

01-23-2019 14:49

Love this! Great insight!

11-26-2018 10:14

Wonderful way of putting it! I love this.