The problem is: Inclusive Language—Talking about People with Disabilities and Disease
The blind people were downtown for a national conference.
2006-06-22 06:04:06 · 7 answers · asked by **LIBERTY** 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I'm an English major at the Univ. of Alabama and the corrected sentence would be -
People with a visual impairment were downtown for a national conference.
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Language and Disability
People can be disabled through social attitudes as well as their physical condition, and these attitudes are present in some forms of language. People with disabilities are sometimes characterised as belonging to a victimised group with common needs. This characterisation is perpetuated through use of outdated terms such as ‘handicapped’, ‘sub-normal’ or ‘the disabled’. Inclusive language helps to avoid this type of characterisation. Expressions that define people in terms of their disability are unhelpful, for example, the term ‘people with epilepsy’ should be used rather than ‘epileptics’, and ‘people with a visual impairment’ rather than ‘the blind’. The preferred phrasing emphasises the person before their disability.
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2006-06-22 06:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by Kelandranessifa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct grammatical sentence will be :--
The blind people went downtown for a national conference
2006-06-22 06:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by young_friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A national conference for the blind was held downtown.?
2006-06-22 06:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by marybk60 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people do not object to the word "blind", but the phrase "viusally impaired" is sometimes used.
Training done to support the Americans with Disabilities Act prefers "sight impaired," "visually handicapped," or "sight disabled."
2006-06-22 06:14:40 · answer #4 · answered by blueowlboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing worng with the grammar.
And I'd wager that you know that.
Is this some kind of jab at some group of people?
Are you trying to make a point of some kind?
What someone hurt your feelings, bud?
It might be time to get on with your life...
2006-06-22 06:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by norcalirish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again, strictly speaking, the sentence is not grammatically incorrect, but the current tendency is to substitute euphemisms like "visually impaired" or "visually challenged" for "blind".
2006-06-22 07:53:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 07:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋