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How to Refer to People with Disabilities in KoreanMiri ChoiFollow2 min read·Apr 9, 2018 --

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The 2018 Winter Paralympics started in Pyeongchang, South Korea after the Winter Olympics. Did you know that the Paralympics is a major multi-sport event created specially for athletes with

disabilities?

Shall we learn how to phrase disabled people in Korean?

장애인 [jang-e-in]: disabled person 장애 [jang]: obstacle for physical or mental abilities

인 [in]: person

You can place the word that describes the disabilities in front of the noun — “a person with disability”.

시각 장애인 [si-gak jang-e-in]: a person who is visually impaired

시각 [si-gak]: sight 언어 장애인 [eon-eo jang-e-in]: a person with communication difficulties

언어 [eon-eo]: language 청각 장애인 [cheong-gak jang-e-in]: a person with hearing loss

청각 [cheong-gak]: hearing 지체 장애인 [ji-che jang-e-in]: a person with physical disability

지체 [ji-che]: physical 지적 장애인 [ji-jeok jang-e-in]: a person with intellectual disability

지적 [ji-jeok]: intellect So what is the antonym of this term?

비장애인 [bi-jang-e-in]: non-disabled person 비 [bi]: non, not

장애인 [jang-e-in]: people with disabilities

This word refers to someone who does not have disabilities. People often use the term that literally means normal or able-bodied person, but ‘a normal person’ can be discriminatory, so let’s

try to use non-disabled.

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