Ethics question from The New York Times

http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/language-and-disabilities/#more-625

The top part of this blog deals with the issue of using terms such as "disabled" and "blind" as adjectives or adverbs, not nouns. They also recommend placing this term after the words
"people with...". So, using phrases such as "the disabled" or even "disabled people" can lead to generalization and labeling, which may cause an interpretation of bias. Going back to semantics, it would be appropriate to either use phrases such as "people with disabilities," or be more specific, such as "visually-impaired people" or "paralysis victims." However, saying "The government wants to provide more funding for disabled people" is less cumbersome to say than "The government wants to provide more funding for people with disabilities." I agree with not using "the disabled," but think that using "disabled people" would be acceptable.