15 Minutes of Fame: Disabled player goes hands on with joystick

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12-02-2008 @ 4:55PM

runawaypianist said...

What a great interview --it's awesome for Wowinsider to bring awareness to players with disabilities! I think it's important to remember that in a social game like WoW, we are all part of a huge community which includes a diverse set of players.

I did want to point out (for your title) that it might be more preferable to use Person First language, as in a "person with a disability" (or player with a disability) rather than saying "disabled".

Wikipedia has a good article on the rationale behind it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person-first_terminolog

In working with people with disabilities and their families, I find that they greatly appreciate this terminology and I encourage anyone who is interested to look into it.

Thanks again for posting this!

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