English Dictionary

people-first language

noun

Language that refers to people with disabilities by saying people first, for example "people with disabilities", instead of adjectives ("disabled people") and copulas ("he is disabled") that would give primacy to the disability.

Using people-first language is important when referring to individuals with disabilities.

意味（1）

Language that refers to people with disabilities by saying people first, for example "people with disabilities", instead of adjectives ("disabled people") and copulas ("he is disabled") that would give primacy to the disability.

People with disabilities and professionals in the human services field are promoting the use of people first language, which refers to the person first and the disability second: Americans with disabilities, for example, rather than disabled Americans.