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When my wife Esther had her first attack of paraplegia after her MS diagnosis in the fall of 1992, she said she "was temporarily otherly abled." Bill -----Original Message----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:46 PM Subject: lessability >I was thinking about terminology yesterday and came up with the idea of >being "less-abled" rather than "disabled," since I'm not the latter. I >still go to work, ride a bike, and do lots of things. But I do less, and do >them less well. PD has caused in me a diminishing of capabilities, but not, >so far, their disappearance. So I guess I have a lessability. >--Rick > >>Wednesday, September 8, 1999 Published at 21:26 GMT 22:26 UK - Twelve >eminent figures, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu and scientist Stephen >Hawking, call for a global effort to help prevent disability and protect >disabled rights. >> >>They are among figures from countries including China, Russia and Saudi >Arabia, who have signed a Charter for the Third Millennium on disability. >> >