About Us
A Word About Language
People First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to, thought about, and treated according to the disabilities that others labelled them with.
The founders of People First did not think this was fair. Over the years people have been called mentally handicapped, developmentally disabled, cognitively challenged, intellectually disabled, and many other labels.
In order to avoid hurting peoples' feelings and to avoid using labels when
we talk about the many different members of People First, we will use the
term people who have been labelled.
Board of Directors >>
Visions and Goals >>
How did People First get Started in Canada? >>
The Growth of People First of Canada >>
The National People First Project >> |
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