Disabilities Words, Definitions, and History

Person with a Mental Health Condition

Definition:

A mental health condition is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood.

Use this term instead of:

Mentally ill, Hyper-sensitive, Psycho, Crazy, Insane, Wacko, Nuts

Person Who is Hard of Hearing

Definition:

An individual who has a mild-to-moderate hearing loss who may communicate through sign language, spoken language, or both

Use this term instead of:

Deaf person, Deaf-and-Dumb, Deaf-Mute