[Publib] Use of the word homebound

[Judy Anderson]

Did they offer an alternate term?

Judy Anderson
Oregon
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>From: "Sandra Robbers" <robbers at ifls.lib.wi.us>
>To: <publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: [Publib] Use of the word homebound
>Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:49:14 -0500
>
>I got several very critical comments several years ago when I used the word 
>homebound.  It actually wasn't in connection with a home delivery program. 
>Rather I used it to describe the audience for our book by mail program 
>rather than "for people who need assistance to leave their residence."
>
>Anyhow the people who complained were people with disabilities though they 
>probably did not meet our criteria for registering for our books by mail 
>program.  But since they have had to fight discrimination all their lives 
>because of their disabilities, I can see why they object to the term 
>homebound.
>
>Just FYI.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Sandy Robbers, Director
>robbers at ifls.lib.wi.us
>Indianhead Federated Library System
>1538 Truax Blvd.
>Eau Claire, WI  54703
>715-839-5082  Extension 16
>FAX:  715-839-5151
>IFLS Web Page:  www.ifls.lib.wi.us

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