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Language Guide

A practical media guide to disability-inclusive language

A practical guide for journalists and communicators.

A concise guide for journalists, media officers, NGOs and institutions on respectful, accurate and non-tokenistic disability language.

This guide is structured for practical newsroom and institutional use.

It sets out language principles, examples to avoid, and better alternatives that foreground accuracy, dignity and accessibility.

The guide is intended for journalists, media officers, NGOs and public-facing institutions.