I provoked an irate response from another GT member when I wrote, "Disabled my ass."

So, if you want, paint me as a pompous ass.

In a world where Stephen Hawking has accomplished all he has accomplished, I refuse to accept anyone's description of themselves as "disabled."

It is just that simple.

Google Stephen Hawking if you don't recognize the name.
There is another fellow, deceased, whose name I don't recall....