Information on People first Language. A person with disabilities is foremost a person. They should always be described as a person with a condition not as the condition. For example Lachlan has trisomy18. We don't have trisomy children, we have children with a trisomy. Check out this helpful chart:
http://www.inclusionproject.org/nip_userfiles/file/People%20First%20Chart.pdf
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