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| Person-First Language: A Partial Glossary of Disability Terms Person- first language literally puts the person first instead of his or her disability. By referring to an individual as a person with a disability i...
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| A Few Exceptions Language is continually evolving, and no rule is absolute. Here are a few notable exceptions to person-first language.
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| Rosa’s Law and the Language of Bullying Signed into U.S. law in 2010, Rosa’s Law replaces the term mental retardation with the phrase intellectual disability in federal health, education and...
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| Your Words, Our Image Writers, editors, reporters and other communicators strive to use the most accurate terminology about people with disabilities. However, inaccurate, a...
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| Portrayal Issues People with disabilities are like every other human being – they have strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures, hopes and dreams. Like other m...
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| Key Concepts in the Disability Community Key Concepts in the Disability Community
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| Words Matter The following guidelines are designed to increase awareness about the importance of culturally sensitive language when writing about individuals with ...
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| Talking to Kids About Coronavirus: ASL and English Resources Videos, tools, brochures, and information about the Coronavirus in ASL from the American Society for Deaf Children.
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| Talking Points Allows teachers and individuals to interact with others through an app regardless of language. TalkingPoints is offering free access to education reso...
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| Plain Language Information on COVID-19 Plain Language COVID-19 resource from the Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC).
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