able-bodiedism
- noun
- /ˈeɪbəlˈbɒdɪdɪzəm/
:
ableísmo
- The policy was criticized for perpetuating able-bodiedism by ignoring the needs of people with disabilities.
Examples
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Many workplaces still exhibit able-bodiedism in their hiring practices.
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Many activists argue that able-bodiedism is deeply embedded in our social structures.
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Her research focuses on combating able-bodiedism in the workplace.
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The concept of able-bodiedism needs more public awareness.
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Many activists argue that able-bodiedism is deeply embedded in our social structures.
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Her research focuses on combating able-bodiedism in the workplace.
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The policy was criticized for perpetuating able-bodiedism by ignoring the needs of people with disabilities.
Synonyms
2
7.9
Unfair treatment of people with disabilities that favors people without disabilities
Treating people with disabilities unfairly
Treating people with disabilities worse than people without disabilities
How Discriminatory
120
5.5
- Offensive
535
3.5
180
4.8
- Specialized
261
5.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
able-bodiedism = able-bodied (transparent) = able + body + ism
Formed by adding '-ism' to the clear adjective 'able-bodied'; the '-ism' denotes an ideology/attitude, so the formation and meaning are straightforward.
Etymology
Able-bodiedism comes from joining able-bodied ('having full use of the body') and the ending -ism ('a belief or system'). So able-bodiedism is the name for the unfair belief or practice that prefers people who are able-bodied, just like racism or sexism name unfair beliefs about race or sex.