ableism
Noun. Spelled a-b-l-e-i-s-m. Discrimination, both personal and structural, based on bias against disability. As an adjective: ableist, as in ableist comments or ableist actions.
When discussing discrimination such as ableism, racism, etc., it’s important to remember that there is both structural and individual discrimination, and these biases can be both implicit and explicit. It is also up to the community affected to decide what is and is not discrimination — though even then a community may not agree. It is also important to remember biases and discrimination intersect.
Avoid using as a pejorative, such as he, she, they is or are ableists,
unless in a direct quote.
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