Person first vs identity first language: Which one should I use?

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Person first vs identity first language: Which one should I use?

December 15, 2021

When I was going through school back in the late 90s and early 2000s, I was taught that “person-first” language was the most respectful way to refer to my clients.For example, they weren’t “disabled people”, they were “people with disabilities”.Fast forwa

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