HARTFORD, Conn.— Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Thanksgiving message to residents of Connecticut on Wednesday was not appreciated by some members of the disabled community who said they’re offended by the wording, which describes them as “residents afflicted with handicaps” who are “hovering on the edges of our society.”

The paragraph that offended some is near the bottom, where it states how “it is bad that some of our fellow residents are afflicted with handicaps that make their lives immeasurably difficult, and leave them hovering on the edges of our society.” It goes on to say that “it is good that we have service providers who work tirelessly and selflessly to care for and comfort them. To bring them hope where maybe they have only felt hopelessness.”

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