English Dictionary

people-first language

名詞

不可算名詞

Language that refers to people with disabilities by saying people first, for example "people with disabilities", instead of adjectives ("disabled people") and copulas ("he is disabled") that would give primacy to the disability.

日本語の意味

障害のある人を表現する際に、まず「人」として言及し、その後に障害について述べる表現方法。つまり、障害を形容詞や連結動詞で先立たせるのではなく、「〇〇のある人」のように、人間を主体として表現するアプローチ。

Organizations that adopt people-first language demonstrate respect for individuals by emphasizing their personhood rather than their limitations.

個人を第一にする言い回しを採用する組織は、個人の人間性を強調し、限界ではなく人を尊重していることを示します。

意味（1）

Language that refers to people with disabilities by saying people first, for example "people with disabilities", instead of adjectives ("disabled people") and copulas ("he is disabled") that would give primacy to the disability.

People with disabilities and professionals in the human services field are promoting the use of people first language, which refers to the person first and the disability second: Americans with disabilities, for example, rather than disabled Americans.