@wkamaubell excited for sunday's show, but why "disabled people" and not "people with disabilities"? Person-first language is important.
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I get that, indeed your right,... personally rather not have my disability be an afterthought since when it is I may be locked out of participating in host of activities ranging from social gathering, school settings, patronizing bizzes, parking etc, a quality of life concern.
I certainly can't disagree there, accessibility is vitally important. Not just for physical disabilities, but neurological and psychological as well (think extra test time for someone with dyslexia). In that regard, keep doing what works for you! 
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I very much feel the same as Heather, and I also think that by acknowledging I am disabled I am helping to destigmatize the idea of what being disabled means… There is a lot of correlation between how the world views disability, and how disabled people are treated.
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Yes right Dom, & "disability/being disabled" isn't synonymous w/negativity. There's a much wider lens than prism of limitations only. It's a *comprehensive* experience & needs to be depicted across media landscape instead of pendulum swings from "pity" to "pedestal" we often see.
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The vast majority of people eventually become disabled or have a disabled person in their family, especially as they age. I don't want people to be afraid of becoming disabled. It's often an inevitable part of life and aging. How we talked about disability is important to this.
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Yep, my dad is disabled. You're totally right.
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