Imagine you are employed as a disability support worker, and the person you are supporting uses identity-first language to describe their disability. However, your employer generally uses person-first language. What should you do?

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Imagine you are employed as a disability support worker, and the person you are supporting uses identity-first  language to describe their disability. However, your employer generally uses person-first language. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Ask the person what language they would prefer you to use to describe their disability, and begin using the language that is their preference when talking with or about them

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Start using identity-first language to describe everyone with that same disability from now on, as this person prefers it, so you can assume that other people will too

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Correct the person you are supporting, suggesting that they should use person-first language instead

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Ignore it and continue using person-first language, because that is what your employer uses

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