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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] However identity-first ...
See also Category:People with disabilities. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. D. Lists of deaf people (6 P) P.
Pejorative terms for people with mental or physical disabilities Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. H. Hysteria (15 P) S.
Documentary films about people with disabilities (10 C, 63 P) Fictional characters with disabilities (13 C, 58 P) A. People with amnesia (1 C, 20 P) Amputees (12 C, 7 P)
In many countries, disabled people were seen as an embarrassment to society, often facing punishments of torture and even execution. [18] In the US, after the creation of the 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and many other regulations, students with disabilities could not be excluded or discriminated against in the education system.
Community integration, while diversely defined, is a term encompassing the full participation of all people in community life. It has specifically referred to the integration of people with disabilities into US society [1] [2] from the local to the national level, and for decades was a defining agenda in countries such as Great Britain. [3]
Lists of people with disabilities (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Disability-related lists" ... List of disability-related terms with negative connotations
Tiny Tim is believed to have had either rickets, tuberculosis (TB), polio, and/or cerebral palsy. [27] [28] 1978 Walter Walter: David Cook: He has learning and communication disabilities. [29] [30] 1937 Lennie Small Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck: He is a migrant worker with learning and communication disabilities. He relies on his best friend ...