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Say:
People
with
disabilities
(or
disability
labels).
He has a
cognitive
disability
(label).
She has
autism
(or an
autism
label).
He has a
diagnosis
of Down
syndrome.
She has
a
learning
disability
(label).
He has a
physical
disability
(label).
She's of
short
stature/she's
a little
person.
He has a
mental
health
diagnosis
(or
label).
She uses
a
wheelchair/mobility
chair.
He
receives
special
education
services.
She has
a
developmental
delay.
Typical
kids or
kids
without
disability
labels.
Communicates
with her
eyes/device/etc.
Customer.
Congenital
disability
label.
Brain
injury.
Accessible
parking,
hotel
room,
etc.
She
needs. .
. or she
uses. .
.
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Instead of:
The
handicapped
or
disabled.
He's
mentally
retarded.
She's
autistic.
He's
Down's.
She's
learning
disabled.
He's a
quadriplegic/crippled.
She's a
dwarf/midget.
He's
emotionally
disturbed/mentally
ill.
She's
wheelchair
bound/
in a /
confined
to a
wheelchair.
He's in
special
ed.
She's
developmentally
delayed.
Normal
or
healthy
kids.
Is
non-verbal.
Client,
consumer,
recipient,
etc.
Birth
defect.
Brain
damaged.
Handicapped
parking,
hotel
room,
etc.
She has
a
problem
with. .
./She
has
special
needs. |
