people of/with

   those having a particular characteristic

   politically correct language adopted by those so described. Thus people of colour are black:

    Black people may be black, but many now prefer 'African American' or 'people of colour' — though never 'coloured people'. (Daily Telegraph, 23 February 1991)

   People with impaired hearing are deaf and people with learning difficulties are those who are unable to keep up with their peers in class:

    ... the deaf shall be described as 'people with impaired hearing' and the mentally handicapped as 'people with learning difficulties'. (Daily Telegraph, 1 October 1990)

   People of size, which might be thought to include all of us and not just interior decorators fixing wallpaper, does not refer to stature but to girth:

    ... mainstream society should shed its prejudices against those known in the current politically correct jargon as 'people of size'. (Sunday Telegraph, 13 November 1994)

   The usage was to be found before 1939:

    Among those not allowed to emigrate to Britain, Palestine or the colonies were the infirm, anyone with a criminal record, those who could not support themselves and 'people with unacceptable polities' — a euphemism for communists. (Michael Smith, 1999)

    We can only rejoice with Mr B. F. Freeman, who won $50,000 in a 'Create a New Word' competition by suggesting people with differing abilities to describe those suffering from a physical disability (Beard and Cerf, 1990). Now we know at last why Arnold Palmer or Tiger Woods routinely turn in lower scores on the golf course than ourselves.