In the past, the National Center on Disability and Journalism’s disability language style guide prioritized the use of person-first language — advising language like “person with a disability,” for ...

I have used the term “special needs” freely and often throughout my life. I have a brother with autism, and the phrase is pretty versatile and, I thought, inoffensive. But things change. Back in April ...

Content warning: This guide contains ableist and offensive language. Disability has continued to be a longstanding taboo in our culture. While one in six Australians — that’s around 4.4 million of us ...

This section covers the topic of disabilities, disorders, and other health conditions for science communication, journalism, and inclusive writing within official contexts. Mentioned are the concept ...

Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...