Read the below article and then answer the questions that follow by September 22nd.
1.(a) Determine which of the terms below are acceptable and which are not.
(b) Suggest appropriate replacements for those that are unacceptable.
• Students with disabilities
• Wheelchair users
• The disabled
• A mentally retarded child
• Individuals with autism
• The deaf person
• Crippled students
• An adult who suffers from cerebral palsy
• An epileptic
• A student with a speech impairment
• A child with a visual impairment
• A developmentally delayed toddler
• A hearing impaired infant
• A student with ADHD
2.(a) Explain your understanding of People First language.
(b) What would the opposite of People First language be called?
3.(a) How important do you think it is that reporters use appropriate terminology?
(b) Explain why.
(b) Suggest appropriate replacements for those that are unacceptable.
• Students with disabilities
• Wheelchair users
• The disabled
• A mentally retarded child
• Individuals with autism
• The deaf person
• Crippled students
• An adult who suffers from cerebral palsy
• An epileptic
• A student with a speech impairment
• A child with a visual impairment
• A developmentally delayed toddler
• A hearing impaired infant
• A student with ADHD
2.(a) Explain your understanding of People First language.
(b) What would the opposite of People First language be called?
3.(a) How important do you think it is that reporters use appropriate terminology?
(b) Explain why.