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23:52 Jan 20, 2004 |
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| Selected response from: NancyLynn Canada Local time: 15:47 | ||||||
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5 +9 | challenged or disabled |
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5 +6 | Depends on "social" context and region |
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5 +1 | special-needs |
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3 +1 | wheel-chair bound is another option depending on context |
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4 -3 | differently-abled |
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challenged or disabled Explanation: in Canada, anyway one can be mentally challenged or physically disabled, vs. able-bodied -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2004-01-20 23:56:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Having said that, in common parlance in Ontario, people refer to blue zones as \"handicapped parking\", and I\'ve seen signs like that in smaller towns, and this leads me to believe that although it is somewhat obsolete, as you say, in a small town with low budget people don\'t really see the need to pay to change their signs... HTH |
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