"We're all collectively happy to see the back of racist language... It would be nice to get to a similar place with disablist language.

These words are only used as insults and slurs. They have no worth and serve only to cause unnecessary upset to disabled people and their families. Worse still, they fuel bullying and hate crimes."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/jun/01/disablist-language-retard?showallcomments=true#end-of-comments