The language we use around disability determines how disability is perceived and mis-understood. The prefix ‘dis’ suggests something is wrong. Other words like ‘disorder’, ‘dysfunction’, ‘difference’ when used in conversation or debate centre one type of experience, that has historically and is still today, considered the ‘norm’, ie. able bodied, neuro-typical, white, masculine. Ableism thrives as a result of societal systems being designed in such a way as to maintain power and control over marginalised groups.