DE HB91

Amends Delaware Code Title 29 Chapter 6 by adding section 608 to establish language standards for referring to persons with disabilities in state documents and publications

Requires all new and revised state statutes, administrative rules, local laws, ordinances, charters, regulations, and publications to avoid demeaning language that implies a person is wholly disabled (such as "the mentally ill" or "retarded") or equates persons with their conditions (such as "epileptics" or "autistics")

Mandates use of "person-first" language in place of non-respectful terms, such as "persons with disabilities," "persons with mental illness," or "persons with autism" instead of outdated phrasing

Specifies that violations of this section cannot be used to invalidate statutes or publications, but documents must be corrected in subsequent revisions; exempts existing printed materials until supplies require replenishment

Does not apply to terms required by federal law, regulation, or state statute, and does not require changes to agency or program names