In the past, the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s disability language style guide prioritized the use of person-first language — advising language like “person with a disability,” for ...

Many people have intersecting identities and may choose not to share all of those identities in your communications. When possible, it is strongly recommended that you ask people how they prefer to be ...

Content warning: This guide contains ableist and offensive language. Disability has continued to be a longstanding taboo in our culture. While one in six Australians — that’s around 4.4 million of us ...

The American Psychological Association has long advocated for the use of person-first language (e.g., a person with depression) when referring to people with disabilities. It has also acknowledged ...

Unnecessary mentions of a person’s disease, disability, or other health condition may introduce bias. In addition, because there is a broad range of disabilities, diseases, and mental illnesses, if it ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...

Andrews is a practicing board-certified psychologist, having published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and given more than 50 public lectures. Her book was the first ...

I’m a Canadian writer but, beyond that, I’m a disabled journalist. The style bible in use north of the border is called the Canadian Press Style Guide, or CP Guide for short. The initialism for my ...

Toby Wong is a late-deafened board director & marketer breaking barriers. Supports Gold House, Collective Visibility & Disability Belongs. deaf female business executive using a cochlear implant ...

SUNY Cortland is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Our community honors this commitment and respects and values differences. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are ...

Using anecdotal examples, this article will argue that focusing on language rather than on actions is unlikely to result in community integration of people with disabilities. It will also provide ...