tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post4188006328601444860..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: From the public editor of The NY TimesBLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-45843314378819545602012-10-03T09:41:07.498-04:002012-10-03T09:41:07.498-04:00Love the thread!
But I didn't get the sense t...Love the thread!<br /><br />But I didn't get the sense that the reporter is at all considering NOT using the word. He sounded pretty defensive, that "it's still use used to describe a medical condition, blah, blah..."<br /><br />But still. I hope they think twice in the future AND yes, the "wheelchair bound" bit - which, everytime I see in print, I think of the wonderful Paul Longmore and what he said about it, "it just sounds kind of... kinky"<br />Meriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813502666724137451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-82237593343997160922012-10-03T00:14:34.571-04:002012-10-03T00:14:34.571-04:00And then there's that pesky "wheelchair-b...And then there's that pesky "wheelchair-bound" -- maybe I'll write in and note it?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-44403434094646596232012-10-02T18:17:56.038-04:002012-10-02T18:17:56.038-04:00Thank you for raising this issue Louise. As the pa...Thank you for raising this issue Louise. As the parent of a young special neesd child, the word 'retarded' as a particular sting. It is shameful that such a high profile and mainstream publication as the NY Times, and in particular, their editorial team, did not catch this.<br />In my opinion, the reporter was lazy in his research and highly misinformed about this use this term.<br />I hope the NY Times will print an apology to parents and individuals of the special needs community.<br />Julienoreply@blogger.com