Our clientele all have special needs...an extremely wide range. Some of our volunteers have never worked anyone like our clients so we are teaching them basic concepts. I'm the one doing that part of the training right now and my underlining message is be yourself, be respectful, don't assign lables, and don't make assumptions.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SuziQ - Sep 17, 2015 4:07:29 pm PDT #21640 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
sj - Sep 17, 2015 4:15:54 pm PDT #21641 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm sorry, Laura. That's so sad.
erikaj - Sep 17, 2015 4:17:35 pm PDT #21642 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
Whatever names you use, those are good things. Thinking of the office, both Diversity Day and the one with the Foreman grill where I almost died of LOLs the first time I saw it.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2015 4:21:04 pm PDT #21643 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
For me, the difference between "disabled person" and person with a disability is actually pretty negligible, at least compared to describing me as "suffering with CP"
In editing medical articles, we always say "patient with [whatever]" instead of "[whatever] patient." Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity." ("Junk in the trunk" is also not acceptable.)
And we are NEVER allowed to use "suffering" or "victim" even in editorials, even when discussing victims of crime...excuse me, individuals who experienced crime.
Zenkitty - Sep 17, 2015 4:59:32 pm PDT #21644 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity."
When did it get declared an illness? I was unaware of that. It's a good thing, maybe doctors will start taking us seriously instead of blaming all of fat patients' problems on them being fat. Can I make jokes about calling in fat? Sorry, can't work today, I'm obese. No, I'll probably be obese tomorrow too. Maybe Friday.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2015 5:39:29 pm PDT #21645 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity."
When did it get declared an illness?
In 2013. ("I can't come in to work; I caught a case of the fat!")
Trudy Booth - Sep 17, 2015 5:45:13 pm PDT #21646 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
My relapsing and remitting fat should be remitting aaaaaany minute now.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2015 5:58:50 pm PDT #21647 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have treatment-resistant chub.
smonster - Sep 17, 2015 6:49:55 pm PDT #21648 of 30002
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Laura, that is really sad. I'm so sorry.
Nothing to add to disability language discussion, but as always am I terested and happy to learn more. And you people are cracking me the fuck up, so thanks for that. I worked almost 50 hours in four days (including 3 hr daily commute) and I am fucking wiped.
askye - Sep 17, 2015 9:15:30 pm PDT #21649 of 30002
Thrive to spite them
I am awake. I should be asleep. I am not tired. I was tired around 10 pm. I just need to turn off the lights and lay down and stop watching stupid videos and stuff.