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  • 1.  Our Language Matters - DA Position statement

    Posted 20-10-2021 15:22
    Hi Members,

    Yesterday Diabetes Australia released a position statement - Our Language Matters - please find it attached here.

    A Facebook Live Q & A was also held a recording of which can be found here. 

    Thoughts?

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    Live Your Life Community Team
    Natasha & Erin
    community@diabetesaustralia.com.au
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  • 2.  RE: Our Language Matters - DA Position statement

    Posted 21-10-2021 11:40
    Thank you for this. Words do really matter. I am retired now, but I can remember at staff meetings, different principals reminding newly appointed teachers that the adjectives they chose for half-yearly and yearly reports had to reflect the behaviour of the student, not describe the student.