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Perl for the Disabled

Posted by michael on from the tmtowtdi dept.

joukev writes "Perl.com is running an article on pVoice. pVoice is an Open Source communication system for severely disabled children written in Perl. I started this for my daughter in 2001. She's still using it and hopefully the medical world will see that there are Open Source alternatives for these kinds of applications. More information on pVoice can be found on the pVoice website (general information) or on the pVoice Developers website."

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  1. PC alert! by jdclucidly · · Score: 0, Troll

    The blaring political incorrectness of the headline is so compelling, I have to comment. One never refers to a person by their disability. People aren't defined as "the disabled" as though their disability is the most significant part of their identity. The correct and respectful approach is to say "people with disabilities".

    See Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities for more info.

    1. Re:PC alert! by cloak42 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Y'know, for people who have to overcome absurdly high hurdles and who generally come out unscatched, people sure make a big deal about their feelings. Most "people with disabilities" could care less what you called them.

      It reminds me of how people make such a big deal about calling Indians "Native Americans" when, in fact, they're entirely wrong about why they're called "Indians" in the first place, and they seem to completely remove the opinions of the involved parties, who are perfectly fine with being called "Indians."