Twist

At one point in my life I worked with people that had various disabilities. We were taught to always think in these terms, first say 'people', then say 'with disabilities.' The order was very important,

Its a matter of establishing the commonality between all people and then stating a handicap.

Saying disabled person is a negative set up. This was not politically correct.

In this light, I take exception to this story: Homeless Credited With Saving Woman, 93, From Burning Car

"Three homeless people who pulled a 93-year-old woman from her burning car Thursday are being credited as heroes."

I believe there is an implication in the wording of this article that is less than elegant.

The implication is that someone who is presently homeless is not capable of acting like a decent and reasonable human being. Gee, what a shocker. Turns out he or she is a human being, after all.