I got my shit handed to me because I said someone is mentally challenged. But apparently where I work that is considered hate speech. Is there a place where I can read the new terms? Like do we call all people from South America something or is it like Spanish American or Mexican American and so forth?
There is a mild push to “emphasize people first”, i.e. not someone who is mentally disabled, but a person with mental disabilities.
Although having worked with clients who were, the term I learned and used as optimal was “adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities”.
:shrug; I’m not suggesting that’s “more correct”, mind.