Disability Etiquette
When talking to or referring to people with disabilities
When talking to or referring to people with disabilities
nAvoid using outdated terms like “handicapped” and “crippled”
nA legendary origin of the word handicap refers to a person with a disability having to beg on the street with “cap in hand.”
nMany people with disabilities dislike euphemistic terms
like “physically challenged”
and “differently abled.”