USING PEOPLE-FIRST LANGUAGE IN PLANS. People-first language is a type of linguistic prescription in English. It aims to avoid perceived and subconscious dehumanization when discussing people with disabilities and is sometimes referred to as a type of disability etiquette. People- first language can also be applied to any group that is defined by a condition rather than as a people: for example, "those that are homeless" rather than "the homeless." The basic idea is to use a sentence structure that names the person first and the condition second, for example "people with disabilities" rather than "disabled people" or "disabled", in order to emphasize that "they are people first". Because English syntax normally places adjectives before nouns, it becomes necessary to insert relative clauses, replacing, e.g., "asthmatic person" with "a person who has asthma." HCPH will use people-first language in all of its plans, including the Basic Plan, Attachments, Appendices and Annexes according to the ODH-provided people- first language resource described in Appendix 5 – Communicating with and about Individuals with Access and Functional Needs.
USING PEOPLE-FIRST LANGUAGE IN PLANS. People-first language is a type of linguistic prescription in English. It aims to avoid perceived and subconscious dehumanization when discussing people with disabilities and is sometimes referred to as a type of disability etiquette. People- first language can also be applied to any group that is defined by a condition rather than as a people: for example, "those that are homeless" rather than "the homeless." The basic idea is to use a sentence structure that names the person first and the condition second, for example "people with disabilities" rather than "disabled people" or "disabled", in order to emphasize that "they are people first". Because English syntax normally places adjectives before nouns, it becomes necessary to insert relative clauses, replacing, e.g., "asthmatic person" with "a person who has asthma."
