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Hi, my name is sean!
sean
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Thank you for letting me join. And I hate the term disabled I prefer alternatively abled.
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Hi Sean,
Welcome to the community.
At Scope we follow the social model of disability - that's why we use the term "disabled people". It's not about the abilities of the person - but the barriers that exist in society to stop them having the same opportunities as others. Hope that explains it.
Not everyone agrees - and that's OK - you are welcome to use "alternatively abled" if you prefer. -
No problems the social model is most often used.
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Hi @sean
Welcome to our online family/community/website.
Yes I'm never called "Disabled" but "Abled"
Please let me know if there is anythink else that I can help.support you with ??????
Many thanks.
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