Posts like this are really important, thank you for sharing. 😊
It's so easy to absent mindedly use out dated idioms but as we strive to make the web more accessible it stands to reason the language we use to express ourselves must also be accessible by not causing offence, even if none was intended.
I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
It really is so easy to be absent-minded about using this language.
I'm certainly guilty of having used ableist language, but now that I'm more aware, I'm trying my best to make the effort to consciously avoid it. I still slip up occasionally, but if I catch myself, I try to acknowledge it, fix it, apologize, and make a mental note to use a different word next time.
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Posts like this are really important, thank you for sharing. 😊
It's so easy to absent mindedly use out dated idioms but as we strive to make the web more accessible it stands to reason the language we use to express ourselves must also be accessible by not causing offence, even if none was intended.
It really is so easy to be absent-minded about using this language.
I'm certainly guilty of having used ableist language, but now that I'm more aware, I'm trying my best to make the effort to consciously avoid it. I still slip up occasionally, but if I catch myself, I try to acknowledge it, fix it, apologize, and make a mental note to use a different word next time.