Do Not Use Birth defect Congenital defect Visually impaired (The) (The) Confined to a wheelchair, Wheelchair-bound Cripple, crippled, lame Deaf (The), deaf-mute, deaf and dumb Hearing impaired (The) Epileptic (The) (The) lunatic, maniac, crazy, mental patient, Schizophrenic, psychotic, psycho, etc. Retarded disabled, dyslexics challenged of MS, CP, etc Use Instead Persons with a disability since birth Person who has a congenital disability Person with a visual impairment Person who is blind Person who uses a wheelchair Person with mobility impairment, Person with arthritis, a spinal cord injury, etc. Person who is Deaf Person who is hard of hearing Person who has epilepsy with a disability with a mental health disability with an intellectual disability with a learning disability with a disability who has MS, CP, etc. who is not disabled Source: Office of disability issues, Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
Do Not Use Birth defect Congenital defect Visually impaired (The) (The) Confined to a wheelchair, Wheelchair-bound Cripple, crippled, lame Deaf (The), deaf-mute, deaf and dumb Hearing impaired (The) Epileptic (The) (The) lunatic, maniac, crazy, mental patient, Schizophrenic, psychotic, psycho, etc. Retarded disabled, dyslexics challenged of MS, CP, etc Use Instead Persons with a disability since birth Person who has a congenital disability Person with a visual impairment Person who is blind Person who uses a wheelchair Person with mobility impairment, Person with arthritis, a spinal cord injury, etc. Person who is Deaf Person who is hard of hearing Person who has epilepsy with a disability with a mental health disability with an intellectual disability with a learning disability with a disability who has MS, CP, etc. who is not disabled Source: Office of disability issues, Human Resources Development Canada, 2002
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