Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Should I Say "Disabled People" or "People with Disabilities"? Language Preferences of Disabled People Between Identity- and Person-First Language

  Ather Sharif, Aedan Liam McCall, Kianna Roces Bolante (2022) — Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '22)

  This paper presents the largest empirical study to date on the language preferences of disabled people regarding identity-first language (IFL, e.g., "disabled people") versus person-first language (PFL, e.g., "people with disabilities"). The research…

  • disability language
  • identity-first language
  • person-first language
  • disability identity
  • survey research
  • intersectionality
  • disability studies
  • academic publishing