Identity-First Language

Identity-First Language

Question 1

In identity-first language, it is acceptable to identify a person as disabled, contrary to the person-first language, where referring to an individual as a disabled person is disrespectful and insulting. Some of the identity-first languages include “Disabled person,” “Autistic person,” and “d/Deaf person” (Ladau, 2021, p. 2).

It is an individual’s free will to use any language they prefer. However, before using a specific language to refer to a person, one should ask them, if possible, their preferred choice of identity. One would prefer to use identity-first rather than person-first language since it is not as complicated as it seems. Identity-first language has rules that guide one on acceptable terms and avoid being offensive. Disability is the state of being; hence, describing someone by who they are is not offensive. Person-first language tends to promote stigmatization it claims to fight since people believe they should not be associated with disability (Ladau, 2021).

Question 2

Judith Heumann depicts the real-life experiences people with disabilities encounter in different spheres of life, including the education sector, work environment, and community setting. Judith is a person with a disability who acts as an advocate for other people with disabilities in the world. She faced discrimination in her childhood, which people in the neighborhood demonstrated. Also, Judith was unprivileged to attend her education at an early age due to inaccessibility in learning institutions. Further, she is deprived of her right to equal job opportunities, which prompted her to collaborate with other people with disabilities to convey the rights of people with different disabilities (Heumann, 2016). She encourages her audience that disability is a family one joins at any point in life. Hence, she advocates for collaboration in the fight for justice and equal opportunity for people with disabilities to bring change to the world.

References

Heumann, J. (Director). (2016). Our fight for disability rights and why we’re not done yet [Motion Picture]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/judith_heumann_our_fight_for_disability_rights_and_why_we_re_not_done_yet

Ladau, E. (2021, July 7). Why does a person-first language not always put the person first? Guest Blogger, 1-3.

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Read Articles below and watch videos I also attached my classmates response to use as an example of how the assignment should be done.

Answer the following TWO questions. Responses can be short, one or two paragraphs for each question, as long as they answer the questions provided in a clear and concise manner.

What are some examples of identity-first language? Why to use identity-first language?
Why does Judith Heumann in the TedTalk say: “Our fight for disability rights is not done yet”?

Disabling segregation link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izkN5vLbnw8
Our fight for disability rights – and why we’re not done yet link: https://www.ted.com/talks/judith_heumann_our_fight_for_disability_rights_and_why_we_re_not_done_yet