Words Have Power: No more sticks and stones

March 28, 2017

You’ve heard the saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” but you’ve also probably been hurt by someone else’s words. This presentation/discussion is intended to introduce the concept of ableist language, to increase our awareness of disability metaphors, to facilitate our thinking about how this language can be harmful, and to help us identify alternative words we can use to speak more clearly and intentionally.