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People First Language

Posted by reebohn on July 21, 2009

A few words about People First Language

Words are powerful and they can hurt! People First language promotes understanding, respect, dignity and a positive outlook for people with disabilities.

People First Language Chart

People First Language respectfully puts the person before the disability – and a person with a disability os more like people without disabilities than different.

After viewing the above links take the People First Training Activity!

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