A. Person-First Language

Required Reading 1:

Communicating with and about people with disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/pdf/disabilityposter_photos.pdf

Required Reading 2:

Office of Disability Rights, People First Language: https://odr.dc.gov/page/people-first-language

Required Reading 3:

The Missing Page in Your Stylebook: http://ddc.wa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Respectful_Language.pdf

• This one is useful because it talks about how a disability doesn't even need to be mentioned unless it is crucial to a discussion or story.

Optional Video 1:

"Person First" by VERA Files: https://vimeo.com/164005174

April 24, 2016