Young child wearing white headphones laughing, against blue background.

Language matters. I know you know that, or you wouldn’t be reading this.

I stumbled upon a new one for me last week, ‘additional support needs’.

Here are my thoughts:
www.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

#GloriouslyOrdinaryLives #LanguageMatters #NotSpecialNeeds

Support needs are human needs The use of special and additional needs when taking about Disabled people puts the burden of support on us. Special is not only infantalising, it also softens some serious support needs that so man…

Support needs are human needs

#FromTheArchives
#NotSpecialNeeds

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From the list I just linked to, but it deserves its own tweet, because it is a work of art.

#WorldDownSyndromeDay
#NotSpecialNeeds
#DisabilityTwitter

https://youtu.be/kNMJaXuFuWQ

Good morning people. Let's remember something very simple, shall we? #notspecialneeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNMJaXuFuWQ