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Developmental progress of a child with Cerebral Palsy in Maldives

People First Language (4)

2/08/10 •

People first language (PFL) represents a more respectful, accurate way of communicating. People with disabilities are not their diagnosis or disabilities; they are people, first. PFL is not about “political correctness,” it’s about good manners and “the golden rule.”
“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can never hurt you,” is a very harmful myth. [...]