In recent weeks, there have been a number of media reports on issues affecting people with disabilities. These have included a child with autism who went missing in New York City, a public forum and ...

Some thoughts about language–and the words we use–prompted by a conversation with Joy Weeber, Raleigh’s hard-charging disability rights advocate. Hard-charging. Now there’s a term. By that, I’m trying ...

At the September 1, 2010 meeting of The Arc of Southeast Missouri, Gloria Shell of People First of Sikeston presented information on "People First Language." People First Language puts the person ...

Toby Wong is a late-deafened board director & marketer breaking barriers. Supports Gold House, Collective Visibility & Disability Belongs. deaf female business executive using a cochlear implant ...

The opinion piece “Autistic Isn’t a Bad Word: The Case for Rethinking Your Language ”(April 7, 2023) helped me realize the need to unpack and reevaluate my approach to labeling students with specific ...

NJ school for language-based learning disabilities: Ask the Experts panel; Dr. L. Praslova. This episode visits a New Jersey private school that attacks language-based learning disabilities with ...

Using anecdotal examples, this article will argue that focusing on language rather than on actions is unlikely to result in community integration of people with disabilities. It will also provide ...

Michael Baker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Imagine being stopped at the supermarket and told, "You're so inspiring for just … being out and about!" Good intentions or not, if we unpack what is really being said, it's that my existence as a ...

JOE SHAPIRO, INVESTIGATIONS, NPR: My name is Joe Shapiro. I'm a correspondent at NPR. I work on the Investigations unit, but I've had a long interest in disability issues. I've been writing about this ...