This would go a long way in identifying a person for who he or she is rather than focusing on the disability and what the individual could not do because of their physical wellness. Disability is something imposed on top of our impairments by the way we are unnecessarily isolated and excluded from full participation in society.
Disabled people are therefore an oppressed group in society.
Until this was pointed out to me, I always used 'people first' language. I am a survivor of 2 brain injuries, with resulting physical and cognitive impairments.