This document discusses the importance of using people-first language when referring to people with disabilities. It advocates describing what a person has, not what a person is, by putting the person before the disability. People-first language, such as saying "a person with autism" rather than "an autistic person", emphasizes that people with disabilities are people first and foremost. The document also argues that terms like "handicapped" and "disabled" are misused and can create negative stereotypes, whereas people with disabilities are a diverse group no different from others except for facing prejudice.