ableism in English

noun
1
discrimination in favor of able-bodied people.
As Suzanne Pharr points out, ‘it is virtually impossible to view one oppression… in isolation because they are all connected: sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, ableism , anti-Semitism, ageism ‘.
noun
    able-bodiedism

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "ableism" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ableism", or refer to the context using the word "ableism" in the English Dictionary.

1. Students will understand what Ableism is and will be able to identify and categorize specific examples of Ableism

2. What is Ableism? Ableism is the discrimination, prejudice, or oppression of anyone living with mental or physical disabilities

3. Ableism or ablecentrism is prejudice towards disabled people

4. Ableism is an issue that disabled people face everyday

5. Here are some examples of Ableism in the workplace:

6. However, the concept of Ableism existed before this

7. Examples of Ableism in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Broadly speaking, disability activism seeks to fix society’s Ableism, not fix disabled people’s disabilities.

8. Ableism is defined as discrimination in favor of able-bodied people

9. In this bulletin, we will be discussing the topic of Ableism

10. Ableism is the discrimination or prejudice against people who have disabilities

11. (via Stacey Milbern “Ableism is the Bane of My Motherfuckin’ Existence”)

12. In a nutshell, Ableism is discrimination and prejudice against disabled people

13. (via Stacey Milbern “Ableism is the Bane of My Motherfuckin’ Existence”)

14. Because of this, Ableism has been incorporated into our depictions of monsters

15. Ableism is “the oppression you’ve never heard of.” While most people can agree that racism, sexism, and homophobia/heterosexism are legitimate social concerns, many people don’t even know that Ableism exists

16. Like racism and sexism, Ableism is a form of discrimination against people

17. When discussing Ableism it is important to not label people either able or disable.

18. Ableism characterizes persons as defined by their disabilities and as inferior to the non-disabled

19. Ableism: discrimination and oppression of disabled people; societal belief that being abled is “normal” and is preferred

20. Ableism: discrimination and oppression of disabled people; societal belief that being abled is “normal” and is preferred

21. Ableism, defined as discrimination or oppression based on one's disability or perceived disability, pervades our culture

22. Ableism is anything that devalues someone based on their disability — whether that disability is visible or not.

23. Ableism (discrimination against disabled people) is unfortunately so prevalent in society that it has pervaded everyday language

24. Students will learn about the different ways in which Ableism takes place: on interpersonal, institutional and internalized levels.

25. Ableism is a broad concept, covering a range of discriminatory actions and attitudes which favor persons without disabilities

26. What Is Ableism? Ableism – The practices and dominant attitudes in society that devalue and limit the potential of persons with disabilities. A set of practices and beliefs that assign inferior value (worth) to people who have developmental, emotional, physical or psychiatric disabilities.

27. Definition of Ableism • Discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities- noun (Merriam-Webster) • First known use- 1981

28. Ableism exists everywhere, and often, people don’t notice these microaggressions because they are so ingrained in our culture.

29. Ableism is the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. At its heart, Ableism is rooted in the assumption that disabled people require ‘fixing’ and defines people by their disability.

30. “Ableism” is a form of disability discrimination — but it’s so culturally ingrained that it’s often hard to combat

31. Sol Bodywork is committed to dismantling individual, systematic, and systemic white supremacy, ableism, homophobia, patriarchy, and other oppressive structures

32. You’ll be able to find sections including definitions involving Ableism, history, videos, articles/handouts, statistics, and questions to ponder

33. Discriminatory practices in public health will continue to persist unless Ableism is thoroughly challenged and delegitimized in official health policy.

34. The underlying premise of Ableism is that disabled people are inferior to their more able-bodied or able-minded counterparts.

35. Ableism, type of discrimination in which able-bodied individuals are viewed as normal and superior to those with a disability, resulting in prejudice toward the latter. The modern concept of Ableism emerged in the 1960s and ’70s, when disability activists placed disability in a political context.

36. As adjectives the difference between Ablest and ableist is that Ablest is (able) while ableist is of or pertaining to ableism

37. Ableism: A system of oppression that favors being ablebodied/ableminded at any cost, frequently at the expense of people with disabilities

38. Ableism is the mindset that being nondisabled is normal, while everything else is defined around that in varying degrees of less-than

39. Ableism: A system of oppression that favors being ablebodied/ableminded at any cost, frequently at the expense of people with disabilities

40. But while most of can recognize sexism (at least overt sexism) these days, Ableism can be a lot more subtle and sneaky.

41. Unlike racism and sexism, Ableism is sometimes invisible, as it has less to do with hating the disabled, and more to do

42. If you have a kid in school who needs some accommodations, chances are you have had to butt heads with institutionalized Ableism

43. Ableism can take the form of ideas and assumptions, stereotypes, attitudes and practices, physical barriers in the environment, or larger scale oppression

44. An article on the Center for Disability Rights website describes Ableism this way: Ableism is a set of beliefs or practices that devalue and discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities and often rests on the assumption that disabled people need to be ‘fixed’ in one form or the other.

45. Refusing to serve customers with disabilities and taunting people are examples of explicit (or overt) Ableism in which perpetrators know exactly what they are doing

46. Ableism constructs social factors that both places disabled lives at a higher risk of COVID-19 and prevents disabled people from receiving treatment from the disease

47. Autism Weaponizing "Ableism" in the World of Autism How this label is used to shut down accounts of severe autism and I/DD

48. Notorious for his valorisation of a phallocentric physicality empowered by his infamous loins of darkness, Lawrence is often susceptible to an ableism that Apotheosises physical prowess

49. Anarchism is a social movement that seeks liberation from oppressive systems of control including but not limited to the state, capitalism, racism, sexism, ableism, speciesism, and religion

50. Already Doing It exposes the “sexual ableism” that denies the reality of people with intellectual disabilities who, despite the restrictions they face, actively make decisions about their sexual lives