Affiliation:
1. California State University, San Bernardino, USA
Abstract
Individuals with a disability are one of the largest minority groups today; however, their inclusion in our society is absent, systematically. As society progresses, the attempt to be inclusive becomes stronger; however, there is still a gap in growth to where society should be. For this reason, this chapter describes the benefit of utilizing the term ability rather than disability, while continuing to utilize person first terminology. This effort is a leap—meant to empower individuals with abilities and understand their potential as a member of the general population. Through this research, an individual will understand the stigma associated with the word disability, the effects of the stigma associated with the term disabled on our society as a system within education and the workforce, understand arguments against the use of the term ability, and future considerations future researchers should be investigated in further analysis.