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I like the idea of ability and disability being viewed in evolutionary terms. What we see as "ability" today is simply  what we have been selected to do most efficiently. As a species, we walk on two legs. Someone born with just one leg is at a serious evolutionary disadvantage, and is therefore marked with "disability." Of course, I'm not saying that a person with just one leg is unable to live a fulfilling life-- we know that in today's technology based world, this is not true. But in evolutionary terms, this person is not fit, and therefore will not be successfully producing offspring for upcoming generationgs. I think A.D. has an interesting idea when he says that in the future, maybe what we are today will be considered "disabled." Just food for an evolutionist's brain, I suppose.