Preface xix disability is something that exists outside of them and it is something that they have or possess, rather than being part of their identity, part of what makes them a person. Critics claim that the term “people with disabilities” removes disability from the social and political realm. Both terms are equally valid and acceptable, and both terms will be used in this text. References United Nations. 2018. “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).” https://www.un.org/ development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of- persons-with-disabilities.html (Accessed May 5, 2018). World Health Organization (WHO). 2011. “World Report on Disability.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/ NBK304079/ (Accessed May 5, 2018).
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