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OP-ED: Rethinking the term disability
This past weekend, the College of San Mateo was incredibly fortunate to have hosted the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships. World-class athletes from all over the country were able to take in the wonderful views up at 1700 W. Hillsdale Blvd. and to compete on the college’s iconic blue track. Watching these athletes perform made me think about how it is we define ability and disability. Working at a disabilities nonprofit, I’m quite familiar with and sensitive to “person first terminology.”…Read More
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