AP Style: try to determine, and then respect, a source's preferences when it comes to describing disabilities.

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Attending the re-enactment of the Battle of Busy Run was a favorite and familiar part of our homeschool curriculum. The end to battle reenactments at Bushy Run Battlefield has left many members of the community saddened and frustrated. But in Harrisburg, officials with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission consider the new “no force-on-force” policy…

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Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks

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