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People-First Language at a Glance
People-First Language at a Glance
Courtesy of The Georgia Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Use these words and phrases:
Do not use these words or phrases:
BARRIER-FREE or ACCESSIBLE
HANDICAPPED
(such as 'accessible parking' vs handicapped parking')
BORN WITH A DISABILITY
BIRTH DEFECT
IS DEAF
DEAF-MUTE or DEAF AND DUMB
HAS DOWN SYNDROME
MONGOLOID
IS POST-POLIO
CONTRACTED POLIO, POLIO SYNDROME, AFFLICTED WITH POLIO
HAS A LEARNING DISABILITY
STUPID or SLOW
HAS MENTAL RETARDATION
MORON or RETARD
HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS
CRAZY, DEVIANT
NON-DISABLED
ABLE-BODIED
IS HEARING IMPAIRED
PARTIALLY DEAF
IS VISUALLY IMPAIRED
PARTIALLY BLIND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
HANDICAPPED, THE DISABLED
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
DIFFERENTLY-ABLED, HANDICAPPABLE, SUPERCABLE
USES A WHEELCHAIR
WHEELCHAIR BOUND, CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR
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