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That makes sense. I used to have a similar stance that "No, my conditions are not disabilities; I can still do anything anyone else can!" But I'm seeing more of your position these days, that there is an objective difficulty interacting with society. If society was built differently, it may be less disabling, but at least for me, there'd still be things that would be harder for me, I think.
yea, i think "disabled" as a term is too linked to one's self worth so a lot of people have the reaction you did. but i just use it as "if someone has things that makes it harder for them to live in our society"
I would also still have trouble but I think nearly everyone has something they have difficulty with in dealing with society so making things less awful for us would make for a more equitable world.