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Talking About Children with Special Needs - A Guide To Respectful Language
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Learn the correct and preferred terms to use when you are working with students and talking about students with special needs in this short guide to respectful language.
The language we use can help to alter attitudes and behaviour towards people with disabilities. Language use about disability should always be checked carefully to avoid negative connotations. The phrases found in this short guide identify the language which most people with disabilities want to have used about them currently.
A Guide To Respectful Language
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