[Gllug] BETT at Olympia

[Dermot Moynihan]

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'.

HTH
Happy New Year
Dermot