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
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
#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
People who are literally no longer in prison labeled as “prisoners.” Media, please. Do better.
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#PersonFirst
“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
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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