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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

A Boots the Chemist store in Norwich which is famous for Coleman's English Mustard is on the receiving end of so called disabled people. Their parking slots for the 'less abled' drew angry protest from a lady who prefers to be called disabled.

What going on here guys. It's all over the news

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn't know Boots sold mustard. Differently abled is the best one manye?

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I would say "less able" is relative, it is a comparison to something else. Without knowing WHO you're being compared to, how do you know if you're more or less able?

Cal

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Reports say that Boots are rethinking their signposting..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't see why it matters !

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Less able than what?!

Blue Badge parking is an adequate description, seeing as you need one to park in the spaces.

But "differently abled" causes a lot of rucktion in disability circles. Lots of people feel it's a term that able bodied people prefer to use because many people apply negative connotations to disabled/disability. All the disabled people I know hate the term "differently abled" and wish to use disabled. Because that's what they are. Disabled doesn't mean incapable.

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By *ou only live onceMan
over a year ago

London


"Less able than what?!

Blue Badge parking is an adequate description, seeing as you need one to park in the spaces.

But "differently abled" causes a lot of rucktion in disability circles. Lots of people feel it's a term that able bodied people prefer to use because many people apply negative connotations to disabled/disability. All the disabled people I know hate the term "differently abled" and wish to use disabled. Because that's what they are. Disabled doesn't mean incapable."

I'm glad you posted, as I genuinely didn't know what the right answer is/was. You could understand why losing the dis- prefix could be thought to be a positive change.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Less able than what?!

Blue Badge parking is an adequate description, seeing as you need one to park in the spaces.

But "differently abled" causes a lot of rucktion in disability circles. Lots of people feel it's a term that able bodied people prefer to use because many people apply negative connotations to disabled/disability. All the disabled people I know hate the term "differently abled" and wish to use disabled. Because that's what they are. Disabled doesn't mean incapable.

I'm glad you posted, as I genuinely didn't know what the right answer is/was. You could understand why losing the dis- prefix could be thought to be a positive change. "

The prefix "dis" literally means "apart".

One way to think about it is that the person has a disability (e.g. limb difference, cerebral palsy etc) but it is the environmental circumstances that make that person disabled. E.g. in my case, I have a disability (nerve injury) and I am disabled if I don't have wheelchair access to somewhere. However, with my wheelchair, I can play sports, go to work, do the shopping etc. I am either not disabled or am only minimally disabled.

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