Choice and Control
 ADA
Olmstead
Self Determination
Self Advocacy
People First
Expert Speaker's Bureau
People First Language
People First of Georgia
Safety and Civil Rights:
Civil Rights / OCR
Community Safety
Maltreatment of Children
Safe and Able
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Person First Language
Person first language is a respectful way to speak to and about people with disabilities. In person-first language, the person is referred to first, then the disability. This reflects that
the disability is a characteristic of the individual, but does not define that person.
Words or Phrases to Avoid |
Person-First Language |
Wheel chair-bound /
Confined to a wheelchair |
Uses a wheelchair |
Handicapped woman |
A woman with a disability |
Handicapped parking |
Accessible parking |
He’s retarded. |
He has an intellectual disability |
Mongoloid girl |
Girl with Down Syndrome |
Mental, crazy, insane |
Has mental illness/mental health issues |
Mute |
Doesn’t speak/use words |
Hard of hearing |
Has a hearing impairment |
Deaf/dumb |
Is deaf/doesn’t use spoken language |
Crippled |
Has a physical disability/doesn’t walk/
Uses a wheelchair/crutches |
Midget/dwarf |
Little Person |
Suffers from ....
Victim of……
Afflicted with…. |
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Additional Person First Language Resources
http://www.southernct.edu/departments/drc/faculty/Language.htm
http://www.asha.org/about/publications/journal-abstracts/submissions/person_first.htm
http://nationalserviceresources.org/epicenter/practices/index.php?ep_action=view&ep_id=1332
http://www.autism-mi.org/aboutautism/TeacherTools12-04.html
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