ISRAEL ELWYN | LEXICON OF PROFESSIONAL TERMINOLOGY

Terminology

Current Term in English

Current Term in Hebrew

Term preferred by Self Advocacy group*

Old term in English (not to be used)

A person with a disability/ impairment A person with a developmental or intellectual disability A person with a cognitive disability A person with an intellectual disability A person with a cognitive disability

אדם עם מוגבלות

Handicapped / special needs

אדם עם מוגבלות שכלית התפתחותית

A person with difficulties

Retarded / suffering from retardation/ special needs / handicapped

אדם עם מוגבלות קוגניטיבית

A person with difficulties

Retarded / suffering from retardation/ special needs / handicapped Retarded / suffering from retardation/ special needs / handicapped Retarded / suffering from retardation/ special needs / handicapped

אדם עם מוגבלות אינטלקטואלית

A person with difficulties

אדם עם הנמכה קוגניטיבית

A person with difficulties

• מוגבלות פיזית עם אדם • בהליכה מוגבלות עם אדם • בניידות מוגבלות עם אדם

A person with a physical disability/ impairment

Crippled / special needs / handicapped

A person who uses a wheelchair

אדם המשתמש בכסא גלגלים

Confined to a wheelchair/ special needs /handicapped

A person with autism

אדם עם אוטיזם

Autist / special needs / handicapped

• אדם עם חרשות • אדם עם לקות שמיעה • אדם עם כבדות שמיעה • אדם עם מוגבלות בשמיעה

A person with deafness/ A person with a hearing disability/ impairment

Deaf / hard of hearing / special needs / handicapped