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People-first language

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Read about people-first language and come to class on Thursday prepared to discuss it.

The Language Used to Describe Individuals With Disabilities

People-first language

After carefully reading the above two links, read this one, The Face of the Other . Think about the idea of being in the “marked” or “unmarked” category and what that might have to do with the above. (I’m guessing everyone knows at least a bit about manga, if not you can read about it here and at many other links you’ll find with by searching).