The word matters — a selection of correct terminology for barrier-free communication
Barrierlessness has a wide range and applies to absolutely all industries. Language can also be barrier-free. A marker is the ability to speak correctly about people with disabilities and communicate with them correctly.
In such language, there are no words and phrases that demonstrate a biased, stereotyped or discriminatory attitude towards certain people or groups. For barrier-free speech there is a simple rule — the person is always in the first place. That is, we are talking first about a person, not about his features. It is also worth avoiding masking words and refraining from generalizations. But how to speak correctly about disability, disorders, syndromes
and disorders? The team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has prepared a selection of correct terminology for barrier-free communication.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
