NRS220.125. References in NRS to persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities to be made using respectful language.

      1.  The Legislative Counsel shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities are referred to in Nevada Revised Statutes using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her disability.

      2.  Words and terms that are preferred for use in Nevada Revised Statutes include, without limitation, “persons with disabilities,” “persons with mental illness,” “persons with intellectual disabilities” and other words and terms that are structured in a similar manner.

      3.  Words and terms that are not preferred for use in Nevada Revised Statutes include, without limitation, “disabled,” “handicapped,” “mentally disabled,” “mentally ill,” “mentally retarded” and other words and terms that tend to equate the disability with the person.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 906; A 2011, 2600)