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 |
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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 |
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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 |