ableist
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˈeɪ.bə.lɪst/us/ˈeɪ.bə.lɪst/coming from or having thebeliefthatdisabledpeople(=peoplewho have anillness,injury, orconditionthat makes itdifficultfor them to do things that most otherpeoplecan do)are not as good aspeoplewho are notdisabled, or that they do notdeservespecialarrangementsthathelpthem tolivetheirlivesand beincludedinsociety:
Thebookwascriticizedforitsableistthemes.
relatingtopolicies, behaviours,rules, etc. thatresultinunfairorharmfultreatmentofdisabledpeople(=peoplewho have anillness,injury, orconditionthat makes itdifficultfor them to do things that most otherpeoplecan do)and in acontinuedunfairadvantagetopeoplewho are notdisabled:
An ableistsocietyis one thattreatsnon-disabledindividualsas thestandardof “normalliving”.一个残疾歧视的社会是一个把非残疾人作为“正常生活”标准的社会。
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ableism
- Racist,homophobicor ableistcommentsare notwelcome.
- How candisabilityberepresentedin an ableistworld?
- The ableistimplicationsin thesebillsareatrocious.
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- agism
- agist
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- discrimination
- discriminatory
- elitism
- elitist
- ethnocentric
- one-sided
- one-sidedness
- one-way
- othering
- partial
- unbalance
- unequal
- unequally
- uneven
- unevenly