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Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist

Let's talk about language! How to avoid being accidentally ableist

Part 4: No, we don't want a cure

Jun 14, 2022
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Hello, and welcome to the fourth and final part of my special series on language and disability.

Apologies to those of you who were expecting this post last week. I finally came down with Covid, continuing my lifelong pattern of doing everything long after it’s cool. But all is well and we’re back!

Last time we looked humanising our language and treating …

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