Disability is not a dirty word
What disability is, how to talk about it, and how to make your content more accessible.
“Don’t say disability, that’s sooo negative. Why not say special needs, differently-abled, or handi-capable?”
Heard that before? I have.
And as a disabled person, it pisses me off.
Phrases like “special needs” are euphemisms. Euphemisms sugar-coat ideas that we think are shameful. But there’s nothing wrong with disability.
Disability is not a dirty word. …
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