[Gllug] BETT at Olympia

[Chris Bell]

On Fri 03 Jan, Dermot Moynihan wrote:
> At 11:56 03/01/03 Chris Bell wrote:
> 
> >    A reminder that the BETT educational technology show is back at Olympia
> >from January 8-11 (not evenings). It is free for anyone interested in
> >educational software and hardware, including all stages between primary and
> >further education, handicapped,
> 
> I appreciate that the word handicapped is not meant in a *bad* way but, 
> speaking as one who works with disabled people in a teaching capacity, the 
> word is frowned upon and brings up incredibly strong feelings. The 
> suggested substitute is 'disabled'. But only when it is used as an 
> adjective, i.e. disabled person or disabled people and never 'the disabled'.

   Hardware and software is available for a very wide range of disabilities,
from learning difficulties to physical access problems, including special
input devices. I would suggest that anyone having any dealings with any
similar problems might like to visit the show, even if they have nothing at
all to do with education.


-- 
Chris Bell


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