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Black Lives Matter. Amplify BIPoC voices. Dismantle Whiteness.
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Ableist Language in Code: Sanity Check
Ableist Language in Code: Sanity Check 1# Ableist Language in Code: Sanity Check
23Removing ableist language in code is important; it helps to create and maintain an environment that welcomes all developers of all backgrounds, while emphasizing that we as developers select the most articulate, precise, descriptive language we can rather than relying on metaphors. Quite simply, avoiding ableist language lets us make sure we are inclusive of all developers, while moving toward language that is simultaneously more acccessible to developers whose first language might not be our own.
45The phrase **sanity check** is ableist, and unnecessarily references mental health in our code bases. It denotes that people with mental illnesses are inferior, wrong, or incorrect, and the phrase **sanity** continues to be used by employers and other individuals to discriminate against these people.
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mongodb/leafygreen-ui
mongodb/leafygreen-ui PublicLeafyGreen UI – LeafyGreen's React UI Kit
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