Bobby and Dave,

The first time I heard anyone use the word "gimp," it was my Voc. Rehab
Counselor when I was in college.  He was a quad, who referred to me and
himself as "gimps," but only after he'd gotten to know me a little bit.
I think he did it as kind of a yardstick to see if I was ready to see my
disability as something that was less than the end of the world.  I
still keep in touch with him, even though he works for Rehab Services
Admin down in Atlanta now.

Kendall Corbett
Coordinator of Consumer Activities
Wyoming INstitute for Disabilities -WIND
PO Box 4298
Laramie, WY 82071
(307) 766-2853
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-----Original Message-----
From: BG Greer, PhD [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 5:29 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Professor Smart of Utah State

In a message dated 1/10/2003 4:40:28 PM Central Standard Time,
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> This reminds me of  a humorous moment during a class period.  A friend
who
> was a quadraplegic, injured in a motorcycle accident, and I constantly
> referred to each other as "gimp" one day Ms. Smart heard this and
needless
> to say we heard her wrath for this.
>
>

Dave,

       Taking the "disability movement"  so seriously was is something I
never did with my students. I would use tthe term, "gimp", in an heart
beat
for shock value. One semester a group of my students with disabilities
were
having a difficult time with another professor whose name was Richard,
but
who was called Dick. I encouraged to form a small fraternity and call it
Gamma Alpha Delta which stood for "Gimps Against Dick"!! No one ever
caught
on.

Bobby