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> As a non-deaf person (as of today), I will be checking this out because such apps and features could be helpful for ordinary people too. While the intention
by JadeNB 5y ago
> As a non-deaf person (as of today), I will be checking this out because such apps and features could be helpful for ordinary people too.
While the intention behind the post is clearly good, and I like your emphasis—in the spirit of "accessibility helps everyone", a message that always bears repeating—I would encourage you to stick with "non-deaf" (as you did at first) instead of "ordinary" as the opposite of deaf.
- AnonC 4y agoGP here. This is a late reply, but I wanted to thank you for pointing that out. It was an inappropriate choice of word and I should’ve spent a little more time thinking before writing.
- saamerm 5y agoJade! Yo thank you so much for helping everyone here be more educated about using the right terminology. We all have a lot of learning to do, the other day I learnt to use "wheelchair user" instead of the commonly mistaken "wheelchair bound" terminology