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30 Apr 07, 12:38 PM - Wrong language, sorry
Crippled Monkey hates it when my working week begins with spying a news story that has me slapping my monkey-ish forehead in exasperation even before I've had a chance to slurp down my first extra strong frothy coffee. But so it was this morning as I read that .
Yes, it seems that the lack of disabled people in the workplace is because employers feel that the "politically correct" language of disability can be a barrier to employing more of us, according to a new survey. Well, you know, we're sorry for being so awkward and stuff. Ahem. But have you considered - oh, I don't know - crazy ideas like getting some equality traning? And if that sounds all too much like hard work, you could even ask those disabled applicants how they would prefer you to refer to their impairment rather than just deciding not to invite them for interview because it's all too much trouble. Crippled Monkey, for instance, prefers to be referred to as, er, "Crippled Monkey". But maybe that's not a good example.
I'm off to pulverise a banana for my lunch.
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