On dementia, we need to tell it how it is | Letter
David Lee responds to a letter questioning the use of language about people with dementia Sally Byers takes Polly Toynbee to task ( Letters, 19 October ) for using what she considers to be “deeply troubling language” ab…
- David Lee responds to a letter questioning the use of language about people with dementia Sally Byers takes Polly Toynbee to task ( Letters, 19 October ) for using what she…
- I looked at the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project language guide for journalists highlighted in the…
David Lee responds to a letter questioning the use of language about people with dementia Sally Byers takes Polly Toynbee to task ( Letters, 19 October ) for using what she considers to be “deeply troubling language” about people with dementia, in particular the phrases “glazed stares or sleeping mouths agape” and “that terrible human vacancy” in Toynbee’s article ( In Liverpool I saw the tough choices Louise Casey…
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