I have a disabled son and agree that using the word "disabled" or "disable" isn't an issue. Please DON'T use the word retarded (unless you're talking about the

I have a disabled son and agree that using the word "disabled" or "disable" isn't an issue. Please DON'T use the word retarded (unless you're talking about the timing of the spark plugs in your car) - this word originally had a clinical connotation which was largely synonymous to "disabled" but it is now offensive because people use it to disparage an able-bodied, able-minded person who's acting stupidly by comparing them to someone who's legitimately disabled.