The People First Language Movement sponsored by jagPRIDE will be on Wednesday, March 7. They will have a banner that the student body will be able to sign and MVTV will be working on a video that will be shown during seminar.
Sponsor Debbie Gudenkauf wants students to be more attentive to their word choices.
“I want people to be more aware of the language that they use which may be offensive towards people with disabilities,” Gudenkauf said. “This year, instead of focusing on the r-word, it is now People First Language.”
Sophomore Alyssa Hobson shares this goal.
“Last year people were complaining about how it was only the r-word when there are many more stereotypes,” Hobson said. “The People First Language Movement works to encompass all those terms and promote respect for everyone no matter what their condition is.”
