For finding the term "registered disabled" annoying?

[BobbyBiscuits]

As background, I worked on behalf of the DWP for 15 years, and one project was developing the process/ forms etc for DLA to PIP transition. It was not a nice workplace but I really enjoyed speaking to the clients and getting their voices heard. (I was too junior for any decision making and simply interviewed clients in view to designing the forms etc)

After a MH breakdown, I found myself in the same position as my clients and now claim both PIP and ESA. I have MH which has now generated PH issues. My family are also on same/ blue badge etc.

For some reason recently this terminology has been annoying me...I hear a lot of people describing themselves as "registered disabled'. Why not just say 'disabled'?

This is a voluntary self reporting scheme that some councils offer. There is no such thing in any meaningful terms. Disability is a spectrum and how if affects each person is very different. I hate the benefit system and am not advocating it but get frustrated when people use this terminology as it's meaningless.

There is no register of disabled people, and it's really misleading. It can muddy the waters when people seek help.

I'm not blaming disabled people, but whoever started the terminology.

Any thoughts on this?

The whole crux of it is it causes alarm, elitism, extra hoops that don't exist.
Registered disabled is a nonsense term. Registered blind. Yes.
But it's is using some type of discrimination to allege that 'registered' disabled somehow makes you more disabled, when the status is non existent.
I think people can be on some register but so flipping what? You could have no legs and still work 50+ hours a week. PIP is not means tested. You could have anxiety and be fully unable to work. Everyone is different and it tries to catagorise things for no reason.