Tag: disabled
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Ableist Language To Avoid And Acceptable Alternatives – Insane Edition
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Insane Definition: in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behavior, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. (of an action or quality) characterized or caused by madness. extremely annoyed. extremely foolish; irrational. shocking; outrageous.
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Ableist Language To Avoid And Acceptable Alternatives – “Dumb” Edition
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Definition of “Dumb” 1a: lacking intelligence: STUPID 1b: showing a lack of intelligence 1c: requiring no intelligence 2a: lacking the human power of speech 2b of a person, dated, offensive, lacking the ability to speak: MUTE 3: temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment) 4: not expressed in…
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Ableist Language To Avoid And Acceptable Alternatives – “Differently-Abled” Edition
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How Is “Differently-Abled” Ableist? To understand the answer to this question, we must first examine the reason WHY people use “differently-abled” as their go-to term to describe someone with a disability. The simple answer is this: they believe “differently-abled” is less offensive than the disabled person’s actual identity (disabled).
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Everything You Need To Know About The Disability Power Movement
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The Disability Power Movement is dedicated to one thing: bringing widespread awareness to the plethora of issues the disabled community faces every single day. Essentially, it is a continuation of the work I have been doing on my blog for the past year. The only difference is I am now…
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Thoughts on Transport: Guest Blog Post on Scope
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When I was 10 years old and visiting my first beach they were all I could think about. I had come prepared with my own bucket and spade, ready to take on any challenge that may come my way. The first obstacle presented itself almost immediately after I jumped out…