Words that are not necessarily offensive on their own but that are not synonyms for “disabled” or “disability” and should not be used as such

• accessibility, the accessibility community, people with accessibility issues, people with accessibility needs
  
  
• complex needs
  
  
• high-needs
• high-risk, at-risk, risk group
  
  
• inspiration 
• immunocompromised
• issues, person who has issues
  
  
• needs
  
  
• patients
• people in special education
• people suffering
• people who are struggling
• people who need help, need our help, need assistance
• people with accommodation needs
• people with challenging behaviours
• people with comorbidities
• people with differences
• people with different learning needs
• people who see the world in a different way
• people who struggle with X
  
  
• self-advocate
• special needs
  
  
• those with underlying conditions
  
  
• vulnerable, the vulnerable