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Summary of #SaytheWord: A Disability Culture Commentary on the Erasure of “Disability”
Language choices carry social, cognitive, and emotional weight. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis (2005) explains how language affects perception, with social context and cognition influencing each other. This theoretical foundation is essential because the perception and attitudes toward disabled people are directly influenced by terminology, often through stigmatizing language and objectifying labels.
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Disability Studies
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Identity-First Language
Person-First Language
Rosas Law (Pub. L. 111-256)
Educational model of demeaning disability-friendly terminology
Medical model of demeaning disability-friendly terminology
Appropriate Terms for Blind or Visually Impairment
Appropriate Terms for Deaf or Hearing Impairment
Appropriate Terms for Speech/Communication Disability
Appropriate Terms for Learning Disability
Appropriate Terms for Mental Health Disability
Appropriate Terms for Mobility/Physical Disability
Appropriate Terms for Cognitive Disability
Appropriate Terms for Short Stature, Dwarfism
Appropriate Terms for Medical Disabilities/Health Conditions
Role of Psychologists in using disability language
Person First Language
Identity First Language
Person First and Identity First Language for Autistic Individuals/Individuals with Autism
Summary of #SaytheWord: A Disability Culture Commentary on the Erasure of “Disability”