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Language Used on this Website

Pending further discussion among stakeholders and members, the current site makes use of both disability-first and person-first language.  We recognize that there is strong support for both styles among different members of the disabilities community and aim to be as inclusive as possible.

Examples of disability-first language:
  • Blind women
  • Deaf people
  • Disabled students

Examples of person-first language:
  • Woman who is blind
  • People who are Deaf
  • Students with disabilities


For more information, we encourage you to read a guide to language published by the Disability Cultural Center at Syracuse University: http://sudcc.syr.edu/LanguageGuide/

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Site designed by Michelle White and edited by Wendy Harbour. This site is the property of the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD). DREAM is part of the National Center for College Students with Disabilities, which is based at AHEAD and funded through the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education (P116D150005).  The opinions expressed on this website are not necessarily those of the NCCSD, AHEAD, or the U.S. Department of Education.

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