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Disability is “a word of convenience”, according to Peter, who represented a local community arts organisation. “I try to stay away from words that define people by something they don’t have” he said in a discussion. He also preferred to avoid the term because he saw it as having negative connotations. “It felt like just a bunch of people rather than a mix of abilities.” He continues that the root concept of ‘ability’ is a misnomer because people may not have a lot of ability in one area, and have more ability in another. One thing he did assert was that“There was “lots of able artwork going on” . Jan carries on: “Disability… that doesn’t mean that a person can’t think for themselves”.