Batavia (2001) argues that people with disabilities should not be considered an oppressed minority. Which of the following was not an argument against classifying people with disabilities as an oppressed minority?
A) The Americans with Disabilities Act advanced the opportunities of the handicapped so much they no longer qualified as an oppressed minority.
B) People with handicaps are better off in the U.S than in the rest of the world.
C) A disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life.
D) People with disabilities are actually part of the majority because everyone has some type of disability.

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The argument that a disability has a significant impact on a person's daily life does not address whether people with disabilities should be classified as an oppressed minority. It focuses on the personal impact of disability rather than societal classification.

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