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What are two reasons why some people prefer identity-first language? They are ignorant about people first language They take pride in their disabled identity They assert that, yes, they are disabled by societal barriers They have had bad experiences with other people A Moving to another question will save this response

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• 29.They take pride in their disabled identity and they assert that,yes,they are disabled by societal barriers.
• Identity first: as in disabled person (as opposed to person with a disability) was originally conceived to challenge the medical view of disability and replace it with a socio-cultural view. It wasn’t people’s diagnoses that were the problem, it was society.
• Society was the main cause of disablement. Saying you were a disabled person was originally not about identity at all it was an acknowledgement that society was the predominant cause of barriers for people with impairments. It was a way of calling attention to society’s physical and social barriers by tying oppression to the term disablement.
• You cannot be gifted and have a learning disability simultaneously-FALSE;
• While generally referred to as “GLD” (gifted with a learning disability), these children are also referred to as “twice exceptional” (2e), and “double labelled”. Their disabilities can include ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, processing disorders, Aspergers' and physical and emotional disorders.
• Rehabilitation counseling is best described as providing direct assement career development of individuals with disabilities,partners with people to make informed choices,build viable careers and live more independently in the community