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Person-First Language Brochure

This document discusses person-first language when referring to people with disabilities. It defines person-first language as emphasizing the person before their disability, using phrases like "person with autism" rather than "autistic person". The document explains that person-first language promotes treating people with disabilities with respect, dignity and understanding by focusing on abilities rather than limitations. It provides guidelines for using respectful language including not labeling people by their disability and emphasizing capabilities over restrictions.

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Person-First Language Brochure

This document discusses person-first language when referring to people with disabilities. It defines person-first language as emphasizing the person before their disability, using phrases like "person with autism" rather than "autistic person". The document explains that person-first language promotes treating people with disabilities with respect, dignity and understanding by focusing on abilities rather than limitations. It provides guidelines for using respectful language including not labeling people by their disability and emphasizing capabilities over restrictions.

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Who is a Person Why Person-First Choose your
with a Disability? Language?
words carefully:
According to the Americans with According to the American Medial
 Don’t equate a person with a disa-
Disabilities Act, “a disability exists Association (2007), the idea be- bility. Use people-first language to
when an individual has any physical hind person-first language is to tell what a person has, not what a
or psychological illness that “put the person first” and “avoid person is.
‘substantially limits’ a major life ac- labeling, and this equating people,  Emphasize abilities, not limitations.
tivity, such as walking, learning,
with their disabilities.” For example, “the woman moves
breathing, working, or participating with a wheelchair” rather than “the
in community activities.” woman is paralyzed”.

 Avoid words such as afflicted with,


suffers, victim, or unfortunate
What is Person- which imply tragedy.
First Language?  Do not refer to a person as bound
to or confined to a wheelchair.
Person-first language places emphasis on
Wheelchairs liberating as they pro-
the person first, rather than the disability
vide mobility.
by placing the noun referring to a person
or persons before the phrase referring to “Person-first language is  Promote understanding, respect,
a disability. For example, “children with dignity and positivity.
autism” as opposed to “autistic chil- a philosophy of putting in-  If you are unsure what to say or
dren”.
how to say it, simply ask.
Person-first language is the opposite of dividuals before their
identity-first language wherein the disa-
bility comes before the person. disability.”

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