Don’t say ‘able-bodied’ — use ‘non-disabled’, Britain’s tourist board tells guides

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Lord Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, criticised the recommendation.

He said: “What’s next? ‘Non-blind’ instead of ‘20:20 vision’? ‘Non-deaf’ instead of ‘perfect hearing’? Will we have to describe Marilyn Monroe in future as ‘non-ginger’ instead of ‘blonde’?”

Tim Sigsworth, The Telegraph, 8th February 2025.