able-bodism

9.9

Treating people with disabilities worse than people without disabilities

noun
/ˈeɪbəlˌboʊdɪzəm/

: ableísmo

The university took steps to address able-bodism by improving accessibility on campus.

Examples

Recognizing able-bodism is crucial when working toward social inclusion for people with disabilities.
The company was criticized for its culture of able-bodism.
Many activists are raising awareness about able-bodism in the workplace.
Many activists are fighting against able-bodism in society.
Many activists are raising awareness about able-bodism in the workplace.
Recognizing able-bodism is crucial when working toward social inclusion for people with disabilities.
The company was criticized for its culture of able-bodism.

Synonyms

ableism

vsable-bodism

2 7.9

Unfair treatment of people with disabilities that favors people without disabilities

refers to discriminatory actions rather than only an attitude

ablism

vsable-bodism

9.9

Treating people with disabilities unfairly

is an alternative form with identical meaning

able-bodiedism

vsable-bodism

9.9

Treating people without disabilities as better than people with disabilities

names the bias itself without stressing its effects

How Discriminatory

oppression

120 5.5

able-bodism

9.9

discrimination

Offensive

535 3.5

prejudice

180 4.8

bias

Specialized

261 5.2

Surface Forms

able-bodism singular

able-bodisms plural

Morphology

able-bodism = able-bodied (transparent) = able + body + ed + ism

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the clear adjective 'able-bodied', yielding an ideology/attitude term analogous to 'sexism' or 'ageism'.

Etymology

Able-bodism comes from able-bodied (people who 'can' use their bodies easily) and the ending -ism ('a system or belief'), so it means unfair treatment that favors people without disabilities.