In Ireland we always use person/people with a disability, person/people without a disability – to put personhood first. Dis/ability
does away with the person altogether (unless you are going to say person with a dis/ability which means everyone?) so I don’t like it
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Subject: dis/ability
Has anyone come across the term dis/ability? If so, what do you think of it? I would be gratefuly for a speedy response. I will send my perspective afterwards, so as not to
bias responses.
Thanks
Marion
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