Associations to the word «Ableism»

Wiktionary

ABLEISM, noun. Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without. [Late 20the century.]

Dictionary definition

ABLEISM, noun. Discrimination in favor of the able-bodied.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats