I am a left-leg amputee who  must use crutches to get around. In the 1990s I got my bachelors degree part time because I had to work to support myself as a freelance writer. (I did not go on "disability pension"). I  got a bursary for my university tuition, for which I will always be grateful. However, I did not ask for any special privileges or accommodation; studied very hard and graduated cum laude.  I think the current trend toward calling "anything and everything" a "disability" disrespects truly disabled people and stigmatizes us further.