Writing Style and Language

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Resources to learn plain language writing | Jayne Cravens Blog

Disabled - Disability - What’s in a name? | El Gibbs

Words and Disability - The Delicate Balance • Access • Public Address

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UD, ID, DfA, UX, UA: A terminology muddle - Centre for Universal Design Australia

Which to use? UD, ID, DfA, UX, UA? Does a terminology muddle really matter if the end goals are the same? Well it might.

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Why more non-disabled people should be the face of disability – Opinion – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

In order to achieve social change for people with disability, non-disabled people are going to have to step up and be a critical part of the journey, writes Weh Yeoh.

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What NOT to say to someone in a wheelchair – Opinion – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

There is no special club that all wheelchair users belong to and no, they don't all know each other. From her personal encounters, Holly Warland shares some of the things that you really should not ask someone in a wheelchair.

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What NOT to say to someone in a wheelchair – Opinion – ABC Ramp Up (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

What's An Invisible Disability? 7 Things You Need To Know

Think of the word "disability". What do you see? The people of the Special Olympics, swimming and running and jumping in wheelchairs or without limbs? Guide dogs? Stephen Hawking? People rudely using disabled parking spots without actually "looking"…

Why I don't want to be 'normal'

Carly Findlay on why it's okay to be proud of having a visible difference or disability.

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Why we are disabled people, not people with disabilities - disability arts online

What's A Disability? Some Push For The Lines To Be Redrawn

What's a disability? Some push for the lines to be redrawn

Discussion of what is a disability - it may not even matter for inclusion as you should strive to be accessible to all.

Sidestepping Ableist Language

Ableist language contributes to the stigma that’s associated with mental and physical disabilities. And we can help reduce that stigma by using other words in those contexts.