Terminology: "Handicapped" vs "People with Disabilities"
As explained in the brochure "Communicating With and About People with Disabilities," published by DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy:
"Positive language empowers. When writing or speaking about people with disabilities, it is important to put the person first. Group designations such as the blind, the retarded or the disabled are inappropriate because they do not reflect the individuality, equality or dignity of people with disabilities. Further, words like normal person imply that the person with a disability isn't normal, whereas person without a disability is descriptive but not negative."
