Group Wants "Handicap" Dropped From Accessibility Signs

An advocacy group for people with developmental disabilities is trying to get the word "handicap" dropped from new accessibility signs in Franklin County.Marci Straughter, a member of the Self-Advocate Advisory Council of the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities, says the word handicap sounds like a term used to make fun of people with disabilities. The group prefers the word "accessible," the wheelchair symbol or an updated icon that looks like a wheelchair figure on the move. Columbus and Franklin County officials say they are willing to drop the handicap or handicapped descriptions from new and replacement signs for parking areas, buildings, bathrooms and other areas.