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handicapable 

A term that many disabled people actually hate, that is a cutesy euphemism for disabled.
Nondisabled person: We don't say disabled. People like you are handicapable.
Disabled person: I hate it when nondisabled people refer to me as some cutesy euphemism like handicapable or differently abled. I'm disabled. #SayTheWord
handicapable by NickEBigD January 24, 2018
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handicapable 

Someone who is crippled or handicapped but takes offense at those terms and prefers "handicapable."
Adam tore his Achilles tendon and can't walk, but thinks he can. He says he's not handicapped, he claims to be handicapable.
handicapable by Anti AMac December 11, 2007