"Shocked" parents in Aberdeenshire were offered different versions of primary school class photos.

A council has apologised after parents were offered a choice of class photos with or without children with complex needs in them.

Parents at Aboyne Primary complained after being sent a link from a photography company offering them alternative pictures.

  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I think it’s hilarious that someone arguing that saying “special needs” is offensive is repeatedly calling people “disabled.” Most people consider “disabled” very offensive, since it implies that those people aren’t able to do things. They are able to, just differently.

    • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
      12·
      8 months ago

      no? they dont?

      “differently abled” was mentioned in another reply - and alongside that and conversations about people-first vs ability-first language have pretty much run their course about 5 years ago and have primarily been rejected by mainstream usage, but instead focus has shifted to self-representation akin to pronoun usage.