The following terms are suggested to describe people with disabilities.
Remember, appropriate terminology changes with the times. If in doubt, ask.
Instead of...
Use..
Disabled, handicapped, crippled
Person with a disability, people with disabilities
Crippled by, afflicted with, suffering from, deformed
Person who has... Or, Person with...
Lame
Person who has a mobility impairment
Confined, bound, restricted to a wheelchair
Person who uses a wheelchair
Deaf and dumb, deaf mute, hearing impaired
Person who is... Deaf; ...hard of hearing
Retarded, mentally retarded
Person with an intellectual disability
Spastic (as a noun)
Person with cerebral palsy
Physically challenged
Person with a physical disability
Mental patient, mentally ill, mental, insane
Person who has... a mental illness; ... schizophrenia
Learning disabled, learning difficulty
Person with a learning disability
Visually impaired (as a collective noun), blind
People who have a visual impairment
Disabled sport
Sport for athletes with disabilities
Disabled community
Disability community