A Reliable Read: Person-first language and oppositional models of disability

This post from Finn’s excellent blog, Standing in the Way of Control is an easily-accessible introduction to the uses and problems that can result with “person-first language”*. Just an appetizer: This oppositional attitude toward disability stems from the ableist idea that disability is something that happens to “normal” people—or that disabled people are altered able-bodied or neurotypical people—rather than […]
Source: Andrea's Buzzing About: - Category: Disability Authors: Tags: Ablism Attribution Errors Autism/Asperger's Source Type: blogs