Nothing is more soul-destroying than the monotony of inactivity. Nowadays, many people in the rehabilitation field feel that the word 'disabled' emphasizes too much on the negative aspect of disablement. There is no such thing as a disabled person, only people who have certain disability. A word charged with emotions, with a connotation of evil and a strong dose of prejudice, fear and horror. After this feeling is suppressed by the conscious self, a sense of pity and condescension follows.
Words are the bricks of our thoughts, each expresses one's feelings.
Whether one uses a euphemism to lessen the impact or a blunt assertion loaded with prejudice, reflects one's different reactions to the same basic fact. Herein lies the basic socio-psychology of disablement. I am not referring to the category of mentally-impaired, to whom most of the observations of this discourse do not apply. The first is the way in which 'normal' people react and respond to those who are disabled. The second is the way people with disability respond to 'normal' people.