Nita Mary McKinley, Ph.D.

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Links for Avoiding Offensive Language

http://www.randomhouse.com/words/language/avoid_guide.html

Random House Dictionary essay on avoiding offensive language, including biases of sex, race/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and ability.

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova6.htm

Exercise on use of gender neutral language from Villanova University.

APA Styleguides for Unbiased Language

Ability Bias: http://www.apastyle.org/disabilities.html

Heterosexual Bias: http://www.apastyle.org/sexuality.html

Race Bias: http://www.apastyle.org/race.html

 

Update 07-01-2002. Comments? Nita McKinley