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An essay on proper language, speaking to or reffering to people with disabilitys
Title: An essay on proper language, speaking to or reffering to people with disabilitys
Category: Social Sciences
Details: Words: 1143 | Pages: 4.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
An essay on proper language, speaking to or reffering to people with disabilitys
Proper Language
Words like "handicapped," "wheelchairbound" and "polio victim" may sound neutral or sympathetic, but people with disabilities find them patronizing and offensive. The language people and news organizations use can reinforce negative stereotypes and misconceptions. Or, they can help change attitudes toward people with disabilities by describing them and their conditions accurately.
Below are six general rules for writing or talking about people with disabilities, followed by tips on interacting and a short glossary …showed first 75 words of 1143 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1143 total…disturbed............behavior disordered
epileptic.........................has epilepsy
former mental patient.............mentally restored
handicapped.......................disabled, disability
handicapped accessible............accessible to people with
disabilities, fully accessible
hunchbacked.......................has a spinal curvature
insane. deranged. deviant.........has a mental impairment
lame..............................walks with a limp,
uses crutches
midget, dwarf.....................short-statured or little person
Mongoloid idiot...................Down syndrome
normal............................non-disabled, able-bodied
paralytic, arthritic..............is paralyzed, has arthritis
retarded..........................cognitive disability,
developmentally disabled
wheelchair-bound or
confined to a wheelchair..........uses a wheelchair
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