'Disabled', in particular, has two differing politically charged usages and definitions. That is, whether one is disabled by their impairments or by society. It surprises most people that the latter is "more correct", being the Unesco[0] definition. It's also the more empathetic, in my opinion.
There are many opinions about this, and there is no collective preferred term.
Thank you this was a nice read and it's useful to understand that it's a very personal topic.
Another book I have read explained the "person first" approach to describing disabilities, and it makes sense as I can see how it's very much so on dependent on the individual preferences.
'Disabled', in particular, has two differing politically charged usages and definitions. That is, whether one is disabled by their impairments or by society. It surprises most people that the latter is "more correct", being the Unesco[0] definition. It's also the more empathetic, in my opinion.
There are many opinions about this, and there is no collective preferred term.
[0]https://uis.unesco.org/en/glossary-term/disability