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From: Cindy Sue Causey
Date: Nov 8, 2006 9:30PM

Cool.. :)

As everyone gets involved in following this same train of thought, I
ask, encourage you to please look also to resources such as disability
Advocacy Offices (Protection and Advocacy, P&As) and centers for
independent living (CILs, international) (1) as resources for
disability-related terminology..

More specifically, though, I find mine here in Georgia to be
*wonderfully* versed, very forward thinking.. They are: Georgia
Advocacy Office (GAO) (2) and disABILITY LINK (3), both within blocks
of each other in Decatur, Georgia..

Additionally, if I may, evolving works generated by the United Nations
Ad Hoc Committee (full name provided below) (4) would help guide those
looking for the most *respectful* ways to address disability
terminology in your own reference materials..

Peace.. :)

Cindy Sue

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Georgia Voices That Count, 2005
Talking Rock, GA, USA


(1) ILRU, Independent Living Research Utilization CIL Directory
http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/

(2) Georgia Advocacy Office
http://www.thegao.org/

(3) disABILITY LINK
http://www.disabilitylink.org/

(4) U.N. Enable, Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral
International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and
Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhoccom.htm



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> Subject: [WebAIM] Functional Cognitive Disabilities
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> I'm trying to compile a list of functional cognitive disabilities. I'm
> not referring to clinical or medical categories, but to the conditions
> and/or limitations that affect a person's ability to use internet
> content. Here is a preliminary list. Please add to it, comment on it,
> correct it, or otherwise help me compile a more complete and more
> accurate list: