Perhaps if we assessed claimants fairly and treated them with respect, we would go some way towards reducing ignorance in the wider community. read more
I think with that said, when someone has an obvious disability that prevents them from being what they think is "normal" they'll pick on that. I think some people honestly make an effort to be nice, but they tend to be mean in the process. read more
The Autistic community has, to some extent, adopted the capital and lowercase letter method as well, and some people use the capital and lowercase method to refer to disability/Disability generally. The issue of identity-first versus people-first language is one that has been thoroughly explored. read more