[Sociolinguistics-Political Correctness] Appropriate Terms to Use

http://nda.ie/Publications/Attitudes/Appropriate-Terms-to-Use-about-Disability/

Some examples of appropriate terms: Term no longer in use: the disabled Term Now Used: people with disabilities or disabled people Term no longer in use: wheelchair-bound Term Now Used: persons who uses a wheelchair Term no longer in use: confined to a wheelchair Term Now Used: wheelchair user Term no longer in use: cripple, spastic, victim Term Now Used: disabled person, person with a disability Term no longer in use: the handicapped Term Now Used: disabled person, person with a disability Term no longer in use: mental handicap Term Now Used: intellectual disability Term no longer in use: mentally handicapped Term Now Used: intellectually disabled Term no longer in use: normal Term Now Used: non-disabled Term no longer in use: schizo, mad Term Now Used: person with a mental health disability Term no longer in use: suffers from (e.g. asthma) Term Now Used: has (e.g. asthma)