THE EDITOR, Madam: Each year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities prompts reflection. Yet, what is needed is a profound global paradigm shift. The very phrase “persons with disabilities” itself is a misnomer. As eloquently noted by a speaker, every human possesses a range of abilities. None of us is complete; we are all works in progress. Despite this truth, societies persist in perpetuating a false binary: some are “abled”, others “disabled,” privileging one while subtly marginalising the other.