a more politically correct term before revealing the preferred terms in the hand column. Make sure you create a safe space for students to make mistakes during this activity by explaining that all of these terms were considered acceptable at some point in time, so it is okay not to know the correct answer. When all of the have been covered, ask learners if they have any comments or questions before moving on. Outdated term Preferred terms Handicapped Has disability, person with disability Spastic Person with Cerebral Palsy, person with disability Insane, person Person with psycho-social disability, person with mental illness Dwarf, midget Person with Dwarfism, person of small stature Mongoloid Person with Down Syndrome Slow Has intellectual disability / person with intellectual disability, person with learning difficulties Wheelchair-bound Wheelchair-user Cripple Person with physical disability, wheelchair-user Fit, attack Seizure Disabled toilet Accessible toilet The word list for this activity has been adapted from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services’ . Trainer’s note: Conclude Topic 1 by asking learners to turn back to the definition of disability that they had written down on page 10 of their Learner Guide at the beginning of Topic 1, and ask them to provide feedback on whether or not they would change their definition, based on what they have learned throughout this topic. Further reading: Australian Network on Disability, (2015). People with Disability Australia, (2015).
a more politically correct term before revealing the preferred terms in the column. Make sure you create a safe space for students to make mistakes during this activity by explaining that all of these terms were considered acceptable at some point in time, so it is okay not to know the correct answer. When all of the have been covered, ask learners if they have any comments or questions before moving on. Outdated term Preferred terms Handicapped Has disability, person with disability Spastic Person with Cerebral Palsy, person with disability Insane, person Person with psycho-social disability, person with mental illness Dwarf, midget Person with Dwarfism, person of small stature Mongoloid Person with Down Syndrome Slow Has intellectual disability / person with intellectual disability, person with learning difficulties Wheelchair-bound Wheelchair-user Cripple Person with physical disability, wheelchair-user Fit, attack Seizure Disabled toilet Accessible toilet The word list for this activity has been adapted from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services’ . Trainer’s note: Conclude Topic 1 by asking learners to turn back to the definition of disability that they had written down on page 10 of their Learner Guide at the beginning of Topic 1, and ask them to provide feedback on whether or not they would change their definition, based on what they have learned throughout this topic. Further reading: Australian Network on Disability, (2015). People with Disability Australia, (2015). hand
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