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AGE
USE
AVOID
Older adults, older people
The elderly, the aged, senior
Ages XX and older
Geriatric (to refer to people)
ABILITY AND DISABILITY
USE
AVOID
Disabled
Differently abled
Has, lives with
Suffers from, victim of, afflicted by, struggles with
Physical disability
Handicapped
Uses wheelchair
Wheelchair-bound
Intellectual disability, developmental disability
Mental retardation
Non-disabled, without disabilities
Normal, able-bodied
Visual impairment, a person with visual impairment, a person with low vision
The blind, blind person
Person with a DSM diagnosis
Mentally ill, crazy, insane, psycho
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
USE
AVOID
Clinician, physician
Provider
Reports, has, notes
Admits, complains of
Didn’t respond to
Failed treatment
Discontinued medication due to, non-adherent
Noncompliant
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“the design and composition of an environment so that it may be accessed, understood and used— (i) to the greatest practicable extent,
(ii) in the most independent and natural manner possible,
(iii) in the widest possible range of situations, and
(iv) without the need for adaptation, modification, assistive devices, or specialized solutions,
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