disAbility Terminology

Terms used in disAbilities and their dhivehi version which I feel is appropriate in terms of usage. Please note that this is not the official terminologies but I have extensively discussed these with many friends in this field.

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Talking About disAbility/People First Language

Talking About disAbility/People First Language

In today’s society we find that how people talk about disability is widely varied. Many people wonder what is appropriate and what is not when talking about disability. It is important that as parents we use people first language and help our children to understand and adapt people first language. What is people first language? People first language is focusing on the person first and the disability last. The following are some guidelines for talking about disability and developing people first language: Do not refer to a...

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