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Poor Katie Dorsett! Is it so difficult to propose a bill based on reason?
I had polio when I was a child and have worn a long leg brace for 60 years. I have used a knee brace on my other leg for 25 years. Canes are now used to help me walk. Any simpleton recognizes that I am handicapped.
Dear editors and Sen. Dorsett, find something of importance to endorse and propose.
Handicapped forever, I am
Richard O’Neal
Greensboro
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I can only assume you are referring to the bill forbidding certain words in legislation, like handicapped.
I understand and agree with the thought behind putting the person before the disability. Unfortunately, the effort will only convolute legislation with creative terminology used only to be PC, that leaves the citizens it is meant to help behind.
I agree with the LTE writer here. My best friend is a disabled vet. She calls herself disabled, and doesn't blink an eye at it. Because she is a strong willed person, she lets no one make her a victim.
Posted on May 9, 2009 9:06 AM