Comments on: Diversity Leaders: 6 Things NEVER to Say About Disabilities http://www.diversityinc.com/things-not-to-say/diversity-leaders-6-things-never-to-say-about-disabilities/ DiversityInc: Diversity and the Bottom Line Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:27:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: JJ Hanley http://www.diversityinc.com/things-not-to-say/diversity-leaders-6-things-never-to-say-about-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-10308 JJ Hanley Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:16:22 +0000 http://www.diversityinc.com/?p=24676#comment-10308 I agree with Monica. In saying “hidden disability” because its the disability itself that results in symptoms being hidden, not the person with the disability who is not deliberately hiding the disability.
Also, accommodation, modification and adjustment all should be used without worry. In the trainings we do with businesses about disability-aware interaction, all three terms have relevance for interacting with people who have, and who don’t have disabilities.

]]> By: Monica Winkler http://www.diversityinc.com/things-not-to-say/diversity-leaders-6-things-never-to-say-about-disabilities/comment-page-1/#comment-10299 Monica Winkler Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:26:16 +0000 http://www.diversityinc.com/?p=24676#comment-10299 I am sorry, I don’t know where you are getting your information, but Accommodation is the legal term and must be used. Modification sounds like a favour as does adjustments.

I also don’t agree with not using “hidden”. I have a hidden disability and I do not take offence to that word. “non-visible” is just another take on an over used politically correct world. Besides, I do not think that non-visible is plain language and those suffering from hidden disabilities such as brain injury may not understand what you are saying.

Sorry to disagree, but sometimes we go to far with political correctness.

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