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From 'demented' to 'person with dementia': how and why the language of disability changed

  • Written by Roland Sussex, Professor Emeritus, The University of Queensland
imageThe initial aim of political correctness, to establish non-hateful language was, and still is, admirable.Nathan Anderson/Unsplash

In the second half of the 20th century, we came to accept that in certain cases we should avoid deliberately hurtful language. While many deride political correctness for going too far, its initial aim to establish...

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