Algunos ejemplos:
Put people first, not their disability.
Comment: Preferred expressions avoid the implication that the person as a whole is disabled or defective.
| Problematic | Preferred |
|---|---|
| disabled person | person with (who has) a disability |
| defective child | child with a congenital disability; child with a birth impairment |
| mentally ill person | person with mental illness or psychiatric disability |
Do not label people by their disability.
Comment: Because the person is not the disability, the two concepts should be separate.
| Problematic | Preferred |
|---|---|
| schizophrenics | people who have schizophrenia |
| epileptics | individuals with epilepsy |
| amputee | person with an amputation |
| paraplegics | individuals with paraplegia |
| the disabled | people with disabilities |
| the retarded | children with mental retardation |
| the mentally ill | people with a mental illness or psychiatric disability |
| the CMI or SPMI | people with long-term or serious and persistent mental illness or psychiatric disabilities |

























