The idea of replacing "blind people" with "people with blindness" has absolutely nothing to do with the idea that "blind" is negative - if it did, I suspect pro

The idea of replacing "blind people" with "people with blindness" has absolutely nothing to do with the idea that "blind" is negative - if it did, I suspect proponents would, you know, not use the word blind! The actual reasoning is putting the people first, not their disability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People-first_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People-first_language