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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]
List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with negative connotations; Category:Sex- and gender ...
Note: This category's interpretation of disability is quite broad, and may include people with medical conditions that may not typically be considered disabled.
The following is a list of terms used in relation to age with negative connotations. Many age-negative terms intersect with ableism, or are derogatory toward people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Age-negative terms are used about young people as well as older people.
These words were discontinued in that form when concerns arose that they had developed negative meanings, with "retard" and "retarded" replacing them. [6] [7] After that, the terms "handicapped" (United States) and "disabled" (United Kingdom) replaced "retard" and "retarded".
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.
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)