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  2. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]

  3. Disability - Wikipedia

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    Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. [1] Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.

  4. Functional diversity (disability) - Wikipedia

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    Functional diversity is a politically and socially correct term for special needs, disability, impairment and handicap, which began to be used in Spain in scientific writing, at the initiative of those directly affected, in 2005.

  5. Retard (pejorative) - Wikipedia

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    In typical usage, retard is a pejorative term either for someone with an actual mental disability, or for someone who is considered stupid, slow to understand, or ineffective in some way as a comparison to stereotypical traits perceived in those with mental disabilities. [1]

  6. Crip (disability term) - Wikipedia

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    Crip, slang for cripple, is a term in the process of being reclaimed by disabled people. [1] [2] Wright State University suggests that the current community definition of crip includes people who experience any form of disability, such as one or more impairments with physical, mental, learning, and sensory, [1] though the term primarily targets physical and mobility impairment.

  7. Category:People with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    People with intellectual disability (4 C, 38 P) M. People with mental disorders (19 C, 51 P) People with microcephaly (8 P, 1 F) People with misophonia (6 P)

  8. Augmentative and alternative communication - Wikipedia

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    Augmentative and alternative communication is typically much slower than speech, [67] with users generally producing 8–10 words per minute. [51] Rate enhancement strategies can increase the user's rate of output to around 12–15 words per minute, [ 51 ] and as a result enhance the efficiency of communication .

  9. Cripple - Wikipedia

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    A cripple is a person or animal with a physical disability, particularly one who is unable to walk because of an injury or illness. The word was recorded as early as 950 AD, and derives from the Proto-Germanic krupilaz. [1] The German and Dutch words Krüppel and kreupel are cognates.