True or False
We should refer to a person's disability only when it is related to what you are talking about.
True! It is never respectful or appropriate to refer to a person's disability unless it is related to what you are already speaking about.
The respectful term for blind or visual impairment is...
Blind/Visually Impaired, Person who is blind/visually impaired
The respectful term for a speech/communication disability is...
Person with a speech /communication disability
Finish this sentence from our lesson:"...there are times where we have to show ______ towards others."
When in doubt, call a person with a disability by his/her name.
True!
The respectful terms for a mental disability are...
Person with a psychiatric disability, Person with a mental health disability
The respectful term for short stature is...
Someone of short stature, Little Person
Finish this sentence: "The majority of people surveyed in our school community _____ _____ offensive and outdated language towards people with disabilities."
You can/should refer to people without disabilities as 'normal' or 'healthy.'
False - As stated in the language guide, "do not refer to them as 'normal' or 'healthy.' These terms can make people with disabilities feel as though there is something wrong with them and that they are 'abnormal.'"
The respectful terms for an emotional disability are...
Emotionally disabled, Person with an emotional disability
The respectful term for a physical disability is...
Wheelchair user, Physically disabled, Person with a mobility or physical disability
Finish this statistical fact: "According to www.CDC.gov website ___% of adults in the US have a disability."
26%
When talking about a bathroom accommodation for people with disabilities, it is okay to use the term 'handicap bathroom.'
False - As explained in the language guide, "Use the term 'disability,' and take the following terms out of your vocabulary when talking about or talking to people with disabilities. Don’t use the term 'handicapped...'"
The respectful terms for learning disability are...
Learning disability, Cognitive disability, Person with a learning or cognitive disability
Instead of calling someone with a health condition a 'victim' or someone 'stricken with' a condition, we should refer to a person as...
Survivor, Someone “living with” a specific disability
Finish this statistical fact: "According to the World Health organization, ___% or 1.3 billion people in the global population have a disability."
16%