ableist
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- noun
- /ˈeɪblɪst/
- The editor faced backlash for using ableist language that hurt many readers with disabilities.
Examples
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The use of ableist terms is just as effective a tool as the use of sexist terms.
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"I find this commercial "to be tone-deaf and borderline ableist."
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And please stop with this "ableist" nonsense, as if disabled people and people without obvious disabilities are two monolithic groups of people united in common cause.
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And for what it's worth, My Little Pony changed the character's name after receiving complaints about how inappropriate it was to encourage children to use ableist slurs.
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I research media and disability issues and wrote a 2010 book on the subject: Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media, published by Advocado Press.
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Likewise, as we broaden and complicate our research questions, we would no doubt shift the object of remediation from the individual with LD to the organization of schools, teacher education programs, and ableist practices.
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An ableist often does not recognize the impact of their words on individuals with disabilities.
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To create an inclusive environment, we must challenge the views of ableists in our society.
Synonyms
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A person who unfairly dislikes people from other groups
How Prejudiced
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Morphology
Etymology
Ableist comes from able ('having ability') plus the ending -ist ('one who believes'), like in racist or sexist, so an ableist is a person who treats people with disabilities unfairly.