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Disability. The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [ 1]
Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf and used sign language or both deaf and could not speak.The term continues to be used to refer to deaf people who cannot speak an oral language or have some degree of speaking ability, but choose not to speak because of the negative or unwanted attention atypical voices sometimes attract.
Retard (pejorative) Look up retard, retarded, tard, -tard, r-word, or r-slur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 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. [ 1] The adjective retarded is used in the ...
Ableism ( / ˈeɪbəlɪzəm /; also known as ablism, disablism (British English), anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities (see also Sanism ). Ableism characterizes people as they are defined by their disabilities and it also classifies ...
Moron is a term once used in psychology and psychiatry to denote mild intellectual disability. [1] The term was closely tied with the American eugenics movement. [2] Once the term became popularized, it fell out of use by the psychological community, as it was used more commonly as an insult than as a psychological term.
Intellectual disability ( ID ), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom [ 3]) and formerly mental retardation (in the United States [ 4] ), [ 5][ 6] is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in intellectual and adaptive functioning that is first apparent during childhood.
Slow or Slow learner used to describe someone with a learning disability. Correct Term: The Disabled, The Blind etc. are objected to by many. Correct Terms: "Disabled people", "blind people" are considered slightly better; "people with disabilities", "people who are blind" are preferred instead.
Pages in category "Pejorative terms for people with disabilities" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .