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Maldives: People First Language

Written byRezwan
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Posted 8 February 2010 15 years ago

Yafaau's blog, which logs the developmental progress of a child with Cerebral Palsy in Maldives, talks about People First Language, “a more respectful and accurate way of communicating” when discussing people with disabilities.

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