People with disabilities are not conditions or diseases. They
are individual human beings. A person is NOT an epileptic but
rather a person who has epilepsy. People with Disabilities First
and foremost they are people. Only secondarily do they have one
or more disabling conditions. Hence, they prefer to be referred
to in print or broadcast media as People with Disabilities. In
any story, article, announcement or advertisement, "people with
disabilities" should be used either exclusively or, at a
minimum, as the initial reference. Subsequent references can use
the terms "person with a disability" or "individuals with
disabilities" for grammatical or narrative reasons. In
conclusion, the appropriate and preferred initial reference is
"people with disabilities." Please refer to the Glossary of
Disability Terms for a complete listing of acceptable terms and
appropriate applications.