SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
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Question
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Challenged person
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Ordinary
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Generous
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term disability rightfully conveys this experience of being disabled by the barriers. You may have also heard terms like physically challenged, vertically challenged etc. They are not considered appropriate as again the focus is on the individual and not on the barriers. Media uses the term differently abled.
Detailed explanation-2: -Handicapped, Physically. Challenged, “Special, ” Deformed, Cripple, Gimp, Spastic, Spaz, Wheelchair-bound, Lame.
Detailed explanation-3: -In referring to people with disabilities, it is preferable to use language that focuses on their abilities rather than their disabilities. Therefore, the use of the terms “handicapped, ” “able-bodied, ” “physically challenged, ” and “differently abled” is discouraged.