The very first step says “Don’t talk about people’s disabilities”, which contradicts the rest of the article
Step 1 is saying that there is no need to reference a disability unless it is relevant. Very important to the article.
The entire article tells you “don’t do this” and “avoid words like that”, but then offers very few replacements for the words I can’t use.
Actually, many articles say things like “avoid _____.”It says “Stick to factual language (step 7 part 1)” as opposed to “suffers from”
Also, on step 5, it is explaining what slurs are considered offensive. For some people, they may not believe that the word “midget” is offensive, but it is to many disabled people.
A lot of the substeps just seem like things about disabled people, like “not all people who need disabled parking spots use mobility devices”
I think you’re right about the “People in handicapped spots may not use a mobility device.” I may remove that.
Step 3 in section 2 isn’t really a step, it’s just something to keep in mind and would be better served as a tip
Actually, the one about “Don’t assume disabilities can be overcome.” can set the tone for your whole piece.
I can’t figure out what step 2 in section 2 is trying to say, the first half is about inspiring disabled people, but the second part is about inspiring non-disabled people and quote “belittling [people without disablity’s] excuses for not doing something a disabled person can (?)”
Step 2 section 2 is saying that living with a disability isn’t automatically superhuman, but is not implying that disabled people overcome challenges.
