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- Avoid using terms that equate aging with decline, isolation, depression, illness, and other physical limitations.
- We generally recommend the use of people first descriptions in all public facing documents.
- The language preference or self-identity used by donors should take precedence over other terms.
- Unless it's part of the official name of an organization, book title, etc., provide contextual notes in instances where harmful language is retained. Using contextual notes to explain the continued use of outdated or harmful terms in titles provided by the donor or creator (organization names, book titles, etc.) will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Resources:
Age-inclusive language: Are you using it in your writing and everyday speech?
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