Why is it important to be sensitive about words after a spinal cord injury? - Lisa Rosen, MS
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Lisa Rosen, MSEducational Program Manager, Life Center, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
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Sometime people refer, "Oh, Johnny's now handicapped." —Or, "He suffered a spinal cord injury."—"He's a victim." You know, it just gives the impression that he's suffering now, and he's not al...
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Sometime people refer, "Oh, Johnny's now handicapped." —Or, "He suffered a spinal cord injury."—"He's a victim." You know, it just gives the impression that he's suffering now, and he's not allowed, or he's been stripped of having a nice life now that he has spend it in this wheelchair. It's just a negative connotation, versus, "Oh well, he happened to sustain a spinal cord injury, but you know what? Johnny just competed in the Paralympics, and won the gold medal."
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Lisa Rosen, MSEducational Program Manager, Life Center, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago |
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Sometime people refer, "Oh, Johnny's now handicapped." —Or, "He suffered a spinal cord injury."—"He's a victim." You know, it just gives the impression that he's suffering now, and he's not allowed, or he's been stripped of having a nice life now that he has spend it in this wheelchair. It's just a negative connotation, versus, "Oh well, he happened to sustain a spinal cord injury, but you know what? Johnny just competed in the Paralympics, and won the gold medal."
Why is it important to be sensitive about words after a spinal cord injury?