Chapter F

FAPE

Stands for “free appropriate public education.” This is part of the statute guiding the Individuals with…

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fascism

Fascism is a political system in which a group or single leader rules from an anti-democratic far right ideology of…

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faze

A transitive verb meaning to disturb, to disconcert, or to daunt. Conversely, the often used word “unfazed”…

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First Voice

A way of examining history or a historical issue from the point of view of those who have lived through it or…

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first-person narrative

A literary or writing technique using the point of view of the narrator to tell the story. This uses “I” and “me”…

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flair, flare

Do not confuse the word flair, spelled f-l-a-i-r, and flare, spelled f-l-a-r-e. These are not interchangeable. …

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functionality labels

Disabilities are sometimes described in terms of “functionality.” Functionality labels are an outdated descriptor. …

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