Microsoft® Manual of Style, Fourth Edition

Acceptable terminology

In general, refer to a person who has a kind of disability, not a disabled person.

If necessary, use the following terms to describe people with disabilities or the disabilities themselves.

Use these terms	Instead of
Blind, has low vision	Sight-impaired, vision impaired
Deaf or hard-of-hearing	Hearing-impaired
Has limited dexterity, has motion disabilities	Crippled, lame
Without disabilities	Normal, able-bodied, healthy
One-handed, people who type with one hand	Single-handed
People with disabilities	The disabled, disabled people, people with handicaps, the handicapped
Cognitive disabilities, developmental disabilities	Slow learner, retarded, mentally handicapped
TTY (to refer to the telecommunication device)	TT/TTD