Politically correct language seems to have become a norm in the past three decades; however, this type of language is in constant flux, with alternative expressions replacing old ones. Among key expressions used in politically correct language are expressions known as euphemisms, a euphemism being “a word or phrase used as an alternative to a dispreferred expression.” (Allan 2001: 148) This research focuses on politically correct euphemisms used for people with disabilities, which are introduced in an attempt to create a more neutral and non-discriminatory attitude towards this group of people. The subtype of politically correct euphemisms about people with disabilities explored in this paper falls under the label of “peoplefirst” language, which replaces premodified with postmodified nouns. This paper aims to ascertain the level to which these prescribed guidelines for talking about people with disabilities have been implemented in everyday American English by exploring their distribution in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) in comparison to their “non-people-first” counterparts within the 1990–2010 period. The hypothesis is that the research will show a larger proportion of the politically correct people-first expressions coupled with non-offensive lexical euphemisms and that the progress of time will coincide with the increase in people-first terminology in comparison to its non-people-first counterparts.