Reporting it Right: how the Government got it wrong

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-15/young-reporting-it-right/4371912

http://www.xojane.com/issues/i-am-not-a-person-with-a-disability-i-am-a-disabled-person

Both these article talk about ‘appropriate language’.  The Australian government has developed guidelines for talking about people who have a disability.  These two articles (one form Australia and one from the UK) present an alternative view from a first hand perspective.

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