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DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
  • Psychology (General)
CONT

When representing persons with a disability, avoid language that suggests characteristics of courage, suffering, pity, or abnormality. For example: ... many words referring to people with mental, developmental, psychological or emotional disabilities are now considered offensive. As appropriate, substitute "person with mental, developmental, psychological or emotional disability"....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
CONT

Il faut éviter d'utiliser à l'égard des personnes handicapées des termes évoquant le courage, la souffrance, la pitié ou l'anomalie. Par exemple, il faut : [...] le cas échéant, remplacer par «personne ayant une déficience mentale, développementale, psychologique ou affective» de nombreux mots jugés comme offensants par ces personnes [...]

OBS

«déficience développementale» : Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor/communications.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las personas con discapacidad
  • Psicología (Generalidades)
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