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A portmanteau for 'Differently-abled'. It's a less discriminatory term than 'Disabled' because the prefix 'Dis' in Latin means 'apart' and it has negative connotations when it comes to ability. And it's more concise than'Differently-abled' which isn't catching on because it's too much of a mouthful. Dabled is a short and snappy word to describe people who are still 'able' to do things but with abilities that may be different from our own. For example, many people with no fingers or even hands can still use a fork to eat. So they are not DISABLED to use the fork per se; they just use their limbs DIFFERENTLY to achieve the same result.
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