Ms Amy Hassett:

I will address the same issues addressed by Ms McDonagh. Language is very important. We may have the same recommendations in our submission on EPSEN. Language is very important because it sets the tone and framework for how we understand disability and disabled people and this is why we keep coming back to it. When we speak about language, we also think about the importance of being flexible in how we use language because different people describe themselves in different ways. When we talk about language, what we try to do is push it towards respecting the individual and the language people want used to focus people's attention on the individual at the centre of the conversation. What does the individual want? What is right for him or her? We have seen in various different circumstances that people can use the right language but when you look at the detail, there are big problems with it so we do not want it to be seen as stating values. It is what you do that is really important. Understanding that flexibility is really important.

We also disagree massively with special needs, additional needs or anything along these lines. Disabled people have the same needs as anybody else. Sometimes they require different supports to ensure those needs are met so we recommend the same thing. There was another question I cannot remember so I am hoping Nem Kearns does.