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Wrong in one respect, use Autistic, the notion of a spectrum is a rather poor metaphor, there are also arguments as to whether neuro divergent is more correct grammatically than neuro diverse. Larry From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Vincent West Sent: 23 December 2015 10:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Guidelines for writing about disabled people Hi Dale, I would begin by avoiding terms like “the disabled”. The 1973 American Rehabilitation Act asserts: “This is the essence of discrimination: Formulating opinions about others, not based on their individual merits but rather upon their membership in a group with the same characteristics.” In the UK the Social Model of Disability is the paradigm chosen by disabled people and enshrined in law so please avoid: ‘people with disabilities’ - instead use 'disabled people' ‘learning disability’ - instead use 'learning difficulty / additional learning need' ‘suffering from . . . ‘ - instead use 'who has . . . ' ‘wheelchair bound’ - instead use ‘wheelchair user’ ‘autistic’ instead use ‘on the autism spectrum / neuro-diverse’ ‘the blind’ instead use ‘blind or vision impaired people’ ‘the deaf’ instead use ‘Ddeaf or hearing impaired people’ etc. disability and impairment are not interchangeable terms - impairment refers to condition or lack of limb etc. disability exists in the societal barriers with which people with impairments are confronted and oppressed - disability is applied on top of impairment If you are unsure about how a sentence reads try swapping reference to disabled people for reference to gay people, black people, trans people and see if it still sounds acceptable or is it unintentionally offensive? Regards, Vin Vin West Chair Arfon Access Group 01286880761 07771536760 Glyn Dwr Llandwrog Uchaf Caernarfon LL54 7RA [log in to unmask] On 23 Dec 2015, at 03:47, Dale Reardon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi all, Not quite an academic issue but wanting to find a starting point. I am hoping to find / create some guidelines for writing media articles (journalist rules perhaps) about disabled people. I would need them to cover consent / privacy issues when parents are writing about their children; how to write about the disabled respectfully etc. Do you know of any sources for such rules, ethics, guidelines? Many thanks, Dale. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds ( <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies> www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page. ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.