The term "differently abled" speaks from individuality, that you function differently. But the problem with disability is not that you simply function differently, just like the problem with gender oppression is not that you have a different gender; it is a system of oppression that operates and has deep roots.
Just as being a woman does not make you non-misogynistic, the same happens with ableism. The term "differently abled" does not come from outside the ableist system simply because it was created by people with functional diversity; talking about these terms opens up the conversation around self-naming. "Functional diversity" has ended up being a form of assimilation into capitalism, a way of not naming the structure behind it, and a way to say "disability" without making people uncomfortable.
There are a series of functional diversity groups that go around preaching that this is the only valid term. Ironically, they do not provide any type of argument or explanation behind it, simply saying, "This is the term that is used," without any reflection. Disability is broad, and there will always be a revolutionary line and a reactionary one because being disabled does not make you part of the revolutionary side; your political practices do.
Just as being queer is not gender diversity, being disabled is not functional diversity. I am not oppressed for being diverse; I am oppressed based on a structure that operates globally.
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