I've been dwelling on the term Tangata Whaikaha. For those of you not familiar, it is a Te Reo Māori term for disabled people that translates, roughly, as "strong people". It is a beautiful and enabling term embraced by disabled people.
The effort by the government to remove this name from Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, is steeped in ignorance, racism, and a lack of respect.
#Disability #Whaikaha
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350268739/governments-english-name-edict-runs-trouble-whaikaha
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