#personfirst
The ability to self-identify is crucial, especially in very recent times. "Person with #Autism" or "#Autistic person"? Language matters. #IdentityFirst #PersonFirst #Neurodivergent"

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January 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚫 “are you a comedian?”
✅ “are you a person who attempts comedy?”
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April 30, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Haven't watched any video previews but this looks and sounds adorable and I love that they didn't use personfirst language 🥺
October 20, 2024 at 2:05 AM
Stanley Richards leading NYC jails is a historic win. 📈

But media, listen up: dehumanizing headlines harm 70M+ system-impacted Americans. Words matter. Dignity is non-negotiable.

#Leadership #CriminalJusticeReform #WordsMatter #LanguageMatters #PersonFirst
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Calvin Duncan was just elected clerk of the criminal court in #NewOrleans! He spent 28 years in prison on a WRONGFUL CONVICTION—and yet The New York Times called him a “CONVICT” in its headline. WHY?

We need the media to adopt #PersonFirst language!

#WordMatter #PeopleFirst #TheJailhouseLawyer
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Nearly every time a mainstream news outlet mentions the word ‘prison,’ it’s in the context of someone being convicted of a crime, not the people & conditions …”

Read more: https://www.poynter.org/commentary/analysis/2026/teaching-journalism-students-to-cover-prisons-with-humanity/

#PersonFirst
I taught prison reporting because I know how bad coverage can hurt - Poynter
After watching prison coverage harm my family, I set out to teach journalism students to cover incarceration with more humanity
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August 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
#wisdom is #playfulness #acceptance #curiousity #empathy & #love

#personfirst
#meetmewhereiam
#iamstillme
#Pace

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November 27, 2024 at 9:43 PM
“Demystifying Disability: What to know, What to say and How to be an Ally” by Emily Ladau #reproductivejustice #intersectionality #disability #personfirst #disabilitypolitics #destigmalize #accomplices #booksky
March 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#YESquote: The Collected #Schizophrenias/ Esmé Weijun Wang - "No one ever says that a person is cancer, or that they have become cancer, but they do say that a person is #manic-depressive or #schizophrenic, once those #illnesses have taken hold.” #PersonFirst #LanguageMatters bit.ly/45cmDbd
July 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
CW for PersonFirst Language. I agree lifespan research and support are what’s needed. #VaccinesSaveLives
March 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
People who are literally no longer in prison labeled as “prisoners.” Media, please. Do better.

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May 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM