We need more than goodwill when we write about disability | Paul Chadwick

Discrimination around physical and mental illness is embedded in our language – so constant focus is needed to reduce hurt

One of the themes of the recent Global Disability Summit in London was tackling stigma and discrimination. Journalism has a role to play.

For many years, editorial codes have included anti-discrimination clauses, such as this one from the standards the Guardian follows: “The press must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to … any physical or mental illness or disability. Details of an individual’s …physical or mental illness or disability must be avoided unless genuinely relevant to the story.”

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2vDeYBP