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Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Name Party (most recent) Office(s) Notes Roseane Cavalcante de Freitas: Avante: Federal Deputy for Alagoas (2011–2014), (2016–2018) Poliomyelitis Mara Gabrilli: Social Democratic Party: Senator for São Paulo (2019–current) Federal Deputy for São Paulo (2011–2019) Tetraplegic due to a car accident Paulo Ganime: New Party
Handicapped: temporary or permanent disability. Disability: a physical, mental or social condition that restricts someone's movements and sensory behaviors. Accessibility: the standard of something that can be being easy to obtain or use; being understood and respected. Accommodate: to fulfill one's wants and needs.
American politicians with a disability. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American politicians . It includes politicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The term "disabled people" as a political construction is also widely used by international organizations of disabled people, such as Disabled Peoples' International. Using the identity-first language also parallels how people talk about other aspects of identity and diversity. For example: [65]
Barely legal: [6] A term used to market pornography featuring young people who are "barely legal" (only just reached legal age of majority or the age of consent, or both). The term fetishizes young people sexually. Bed blocker: [7] A derogatory term used to describe older people taking up hospital beds in a healthcare system.
“We need some more handicapped spaces in front of our building.” While automatic sliding doors are supposed to arrive any day, for now Barron can assist those who need a hand opening the doors.
Javed Abidi – director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India [1]; Abia Akram – disability rights activist from Pakistan; founder of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan; prominent figure in the disability rights movement in the country, as well as in Asia and the Pacific; named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021