“Hearing Impaired” is problematic. “Deaf mute,” though… that’s next-level. And both terms are featured in this well-meaning but mistake-laden article from the Seymour Tribune, a newspaper from Seymour, Indiana. So what’s wrong with “deaf mute”? Partly it’s just the history – it’s one of those words/ terms that has gathered a lot of negative connotation…
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Idaho and the Odd Case of the Gibberish Hands
The mural in Idaho bears the words “ask,” “understand,” “listen,” and “look.” If only those involved had started by taking their own advice. The comments started appearing on Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation’s Facebook post pretty quickly after they proudly announced their new mural. They stated that the mural was about, “communication, specifically the beauty…