{"id":3557,"date":"2017-03-07T23:32:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T05:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/clockmobilitydev.com\/?p=3557"},"modified":"2017-03-07T23:32:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T05:32:23","slug":"why-we-dont-call-them-handicap-vans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/clockmobilitydev.com\/why-we-dont-call-them-handicap-vans\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Don\u2019t Call Them Handicap Vans"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Clock Mobility, we are often asked why we don\u2019t call our mobility vans, \u201chandicap vans.\u201d While there are a number of reasons for this, the most direct answer is that our customers are not defined by their disabilities. Their disabilities are not an element of their personal identity, they don\u2019t define them as a person. Instead, we strive to use \u201cperson-first terminology\u201d that communicates a different message: that their disability isn\u2019t their defining characteristic and that it is just a small part of who they are.<\/span><\/p>\n

While there are many origins of the word \u201chandicap,\u201d including several less-than-savory etymologies, it is generally believed that the word comes from a 16th-century barter game called, \u201chand-in-cap.\u201d Hand-in-cap was a game that aimed to equitably distribute items involved in a trade by using a referee to semi-anonymously determine all parties\u2019 satisfaction with the offered goods. From this game, \u201chandicap\u201d became a term that referred to any activity that aimed to make a contest more equal by imposing penalties on the stronger participants.<\/span><\/p>\n

This, the most accurate origin of the word, is \u2013 indeed \u2013 not a very complementary one, as it implies that people with disabilities are at the mercy of these \u201cstronger participants.\u201d It reinforces the idea that a disability defines a person and that their life is primarily guided by coping with that disability. We simply don\u2019t believe that to be true!<\/span><\/p>\n

At Clock Mobility<\/a>, we know that our customers are defined by who they are and not by their disabilities. We have removed the old \u201chandicap space\u201d signs at our location and have replaced them with new, more active \u201cblue spaces\u201d that indicate that they are for active wheelchair users. In keeping with that, we also avoid the term\u00a0<\/span>handicap van<\/span><\/a><\/u>\u00a0and, instead, use terms like \u201cmobility van,\u201d and \u201caccessible van.\u201d If you\u2019ve been looking to purchase a mobility van from a team that cares, contact us today<\/a> to discuss how we can help.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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