Language and Labels

Person first language

"person with…"

People-first Movement

emphasized humanity of people with disabilities

Identity first language

"_ person"

common with Autistic, deaf, blind communities

shows that disability doesnt detract from identity

Functioning labels

use standard of abilities to divide disabled population

personal experiences.

Disabled people choose how to refer to themselves based on___.

Person first language

“person with…”/ disability= 1 aspect of identity

PFL

commonly used with intellectual/ developmental disabilities

People-first Movement

emphasized humanity of people with disabilities

PFL

default form of reference

Identity first language

“_ person”/ disability= core of identity, connect to a community/culture/history

Autistic, deaf, blind communities

these groups use IFL to show that disability doesn't detract from identity

correct

People will__you if you say something wrong.

Ask people their preferred__.

terminology

mobility equipment

Don’t ever refer to someone by their__!

“bound” or “confined”

Don’t say__to a wheelchair

Functioning labels:

use standard of abilities to divide disabled population

nonverbal / don’t talk / are dumb:

these labels are ambiguous, doesn’t tell us how someone communicates

Disability

does not have universal naming/ identifying convention

Person First language

used by US Medical model

Identity First language

Used in UK who follows the social model