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 [log in to unmask] -----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, [log in to unmask] writes: > 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