Person-first language gained traction in the disability rights movement, where it was championed by advocates who wanted to shift away from stigmatizing language.

People First language describes what a person HAS, not what a person IS. For example, rather than referring to "the disabled" People First Lanquage promotes use of "people with disabilities." ...

However, even within disability communities, there are breaks in support of language choice: the Nevada measure would switch its language on disability in the constitution to person-first language ...

People First Language refers to the practice of seeing a person with a disability as a person first.

Authors’ note: The disability community is rapidly evolving to using identity-first language in place of person-first language. This is because it views disability as being a core component of ...

As attitudes toward disability change, so does language. More people use person-first language to place people instead of disabilities at the center. The challenges and successes that people with ...

Author’s note: The disability community is rapidly evolving to use identity-first language in place of person-first language. This is because it views disability as being a core component of ...

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