Disability Etiquette
This term focuses on the person and not on a disability or some other characteristic or limitation.
Person with disability/Person First Language
What disability does Jessica have?
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Jessica has limited _________ capacities because of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Physical
This word refers to discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities.
Ableism or Ableist
What was Jessica's favorite time period with her son?
The Newborn Phase
List one symptom of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Joint Instability
Joint Hypermobility
Tissue Fragility
Headaches
Poor Wound Healing
Acute & Chronic Pain
This model of disability views the individual as the problem and they need to be fixed or cured.
The "Medical" Model of Disability?
what is the insidious belief that someone would be a better person if they were not disabled
Internalized Ableism
a systematic connective tissue disorder that affects the body’s ability to produce ___________, leading to a range of symptoms.
collagen