Tag: inclusion
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The Negative Polarization of “Person First Language” and “Disability First Language”
A Silent City Blog According to the CDC, the most respected and politically correct way to address someone who has a disability is to use “first-person language” instead of pointing out the disability. For instance, instead of introducing myself as a hearing-impaired person, I would say I have a hearing impairment. It separates the disability…
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We are Not Disabled, We Are Human
A Silent City Blog One morning, I was scrolling through TikTok, as one does. Between the funny skits of Frozen Texas and Wanda Vision spoilers, I came across a devastatingvideo of a young man who was crying. He showed the audience his hearing aids, before stating that someone said to him that he would never…
Catherine CC Dumé 