This is also the case in Canada ... the preferred term is 'people with 
disabilities' and using the term 'disabled people' is considered a step 
backwards.  There are also interesting differences regarding terms used 
in other equality and diversity strands.  As was said in another post 
... the specific 'date' is not necessarily imporatnt ... its want is 
currently in use.

Take Care
Marie

Stuart Moore wrote:
> Chris
> 
> I can't give you the actual date, but according to the Journal 
> ‘*//**/Research in Social Science and Disability’/* Volume 2, pp. 9-28 
> (2002)), by Tom Shakespeare and Nicholas Watson, the social model of 
> disability was developed in the 1970s by activists in the Union of the 
> Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS), and was given academic 
> credibility via the work of Vic Finkelstein (1980, 1981), Colin Barnes 
> (1991) and Mike Oliver (1990, 1996).
> 
> By the time the Disability Discrimination Act was introduced in 1995 
> 'disabled people' had certainly become the more socially recognised term 
> (its referenced in Part 1 of the DDA 1995, see 
> _http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/ukpga_19950050_en_2_).
> 
> Its also interesting to note that some other countries, which use the 
> social model (such as USA and Sweden), the term 'people with disability' 
> is still preferred.
> 
> Hope this is helpful.
> 
> Stuart Moore
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Bradshaw
> Sent: 11 December 2009 12:04
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> Subject: Disabled People or People with Disabilities?
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> Just a quick question that I have been asked by a senior colleage!  Can 
> anyone tell me when the phrase "people with disabilities" became 
> outdated and was replaced by "disable people" please? 
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> I seem to recall it was at least 3 years ago but I have been asked to 
> cite a reference!
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