List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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The following is a list of terms used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities that may be considered negative and/or offensive by people with or without disabilities.

There is a great deal of disagreement as to what should be considered offensive. Views vary with geography and culture, over time, and among individuals. Many terms that some people view as offensive are not viewed as offensive by others, and even where some people are offended by certain terms, others may be offended by the replacement of such terms with what they consider to be euphemisms (e.g., "differently abled" or "special needs"). Some people believe that terms should be avoided if they might offend people; others hold the listener responsible for misinterpreting terms used with non-offensive intent.

For some terms, the grammar structure of their use determine if they are offensive. The people first stance advocates for saying "people with disabilities" instead of "the disabled" or "a person who is deaf" instead of "a deaf person".[1][2][3] However, some advocate against this, saying it reflects a medical model of disability whereas "disabled person" is more appropriate and reflects the social model of disability.[4]

A

  • Autism or autistic, when used as an insult.[5]
  • Aspy, one that has Asperger's. Some people who have Asperger's have reclaimed this as a nickname -instead of saying they have Aspergers they say they're an Aspie.

B

  • Blind, especially when used metaphorically (e.g., "blind to criticism") or preceded by "the".[2][6][7]

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

L

  • Lame. A reference to difficulty walking or moving. The term has since been adopted into urban slang to generally refer to something or someone as "meaningless" or "without worth."[2][9][10]
  • Lunatic or looney[2]

M

N

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Z

References

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  13. https://accessibility.unca.edu/accessibility-disability-etiquette
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  26. Will Cuppy, The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody, (New York: Henry Holt, 1950), p. 30, fn. 2: "We have cone-headed people today, but we do not call them Squill Heads. We call them Zips."

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