ACT provides art and creative expression programming, which helps to enrich the lives of people with and without disabilities throughout all of West Michigan.
Rather than defining people primarily by their disability, people-first language conveys respect by emphasizing that people with disabilities are first and foremost people. At ACT, we encourage the use of people-first language when communicating about disability issues, whether verbally or in writing.
It is important to note that many people with disabilities, particularly younger people, are choosing to use “identity-first” language such as “autistic” or “disabled.” How a person chooses to self-identify is up to them, and they should not be corrected or admonished if they choose to use identity-first language.
For more information on people-first language, please refer to the article below:
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