Manu Gupta, Amity Law School, Noida
ABSTRACT
"The shift in the way disability is viewed as a social construct rather than an individual pathology must also translate into linguistic shift in the way such persons are referred to. The Tribunal, in its judgment, couched the disability of the appellant in terms of “suffering” and “disease”, though unintentional, must be avoided. Viewing disability as an affliction that causes suffering, or that views it as a God-given fate is rooted in the medical model of disability. The discourse must be couched in terms that reflect the recognition of human rights model to viewing disability. Insensitive language offends the human dignity of persons with disabilities."
