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Why was the term 'spastic' reclaimed by the disability rights movement?

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Why was the term 'spastic' reclaimed by the disability rights movement?

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The term 'spastic' was reclaimed by the disability rights movement as a way of embracing and redefining a label that was once used in a derogatory manner.

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