Honest to say, until now when i read your post, i had the same thinking, and feeling. You just changed that.

...every human is disabled in one forum or the other. It's more dignifying to call them people with "special needs"

Now that you say it, i actually see a point. Most people, including me until now) think that only those with one leg, one eye, one arm! some sort of magnified physical deformity, are disabled...

But you have here given a different perspective. That was a timely workshop.

This is very informative and adds value to the community.