ABLEISM Definition & Meaning

ableism

[ ey-buh-liz-uhm ]

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noun

discrimination against disabled people:
laws to prevent ableism, racism, and sexism in the workplace.
the tendency to regard people with a disability as incomplete, diminished, or damaged, and to measure the quality of life with a disability against a nondisabled standard:
Ableism reinforces the idea that disability is a personal tragedy.

ableism

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noun

discrimination against disabled or handicapped people

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Sensitive Note

See able-bodied

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Origin of ableism¹

First recorded in 1980–85; able ( def ) + -ism ( def )

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Example Sentences

According to Stanford University economist Nicholas A. Bloom, this opposition to remote working is partially rooted in a specific form of prejudice: ableism.

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"The embedded ableism that's in the way that we've designed everything, because it's people who are able-bodied, who have done the designing," she added.

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The debate has sparked allegations of ableism, ruined legacies, inspired a new Louis Theroux documentary, and an international conversation about the power dynamics between disabled people and those who care for them.

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For disabled viewers, “A Different Man” is open about topics like ableism and society’s inability to learn about people with disabilities.

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King's research into the subject of ableism against neurodiverse people confirms Graham's observations.

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