Crippled vs. Disabled
What is the safest and least offensive way to call those who have physical difficulty?

crippled people?
disabled people?

or is there a better way to put it?

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Crippled vs. Disabled
What is the safest and least offensive way to call those who have physical difficulty?

crippled people?
disabled people?

or is there a better way to put it?

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I think that crippled is a term we now use more for objects that malfunction. Not people. Just my observation.

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Disabled is better. Crippled is an outdated term, and it has some negative connotations about it.

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Thank you for your informative comment, Hailey:)

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"a person living with a physical disability"

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