WORDS MATTER

DEHUMANIZING WORDS HURT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Caregiver = person who cares for a human being.

Caretaker = person who cares for a thing.

Dear ableist journalists.

Stop referring to those who care for people with disabilities as caretakers.

First, it is inaccurate.

Journalism depends on accuracy.

Second, labeling a person as a thing dehumanizes PWDs when they deserve dignity and identity.

Words Matter.