Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally

by Emily Ladau

it’s important to think about how we talk about disability, because the way we talk shapes how we think, and the way we think shapes how we talk.

These words are so embedded in our language that it takes active practice and a conscious effort to break away from using them.

People may choose to reclaim these words as personal identifiers, but they should be used in reference to a person only with explicit permission.