ableism
noun
able·ism ˈā-bə-ˌli-zəm 
: discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities
ableist
ˈā-bə-ˌlist
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Monica Lewinsky shades Beyoncé for lyric after ableism controversy. 
Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Seeing the systemic effects of ableism firsthand exposed just how flawed her thinking had been, and her relationship with her studies began to evolve. Mike Mariani, Wired, 16 Aug. 2022 One of the most significant types of ableism is the tendency to believe that disabled people can’t be relied upon to understand their own situations or relate accurate, rational accounts of what is happening to them. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Much of it is broadly focused on topics like implicit bias, ableism, gender discrimination, and heterosexism, to name a few topics. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Conversations about ableism in pop culture aren’t new. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 These terms perpetuate ableism, the social prejudice that people with disabilities are inferior. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022 Unfortunately, public transit is a perfect sphere for, whether one calls it oversight or ableism, to thrive. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 June 2022 How does someone with clearly visible and audible disabilities cope with the many forms of frustrating interpersonal ableism that can crop up at any time, in any place? Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 19 May 2022 See More
Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Seeing the systemic effects of ableism firsthand exposed just how flawed her thinking had been, and her relationship with her studies began to evolve. Mike Mariani, Wired, 16 Aug. 2022 One of the most significant types of ableism is the tendency to believe that disabled people can’t be relied upon to understand their own situations or relate accurate, rational accounts of what is happening to them. Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 28 May 2022 Much of it is broadly focused on topics like implicit bias, ableism, gender discrimination, and heterosexism, to name a few topics. Shaun Harper, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Conversations about ableism in pop culture aren’t new. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 These terms perpetuate ableism, the social prejudice that people with disabilities are inferior. Kiran Herbert, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2022 Unfortunately, public transit is a perfect sphere for, whether one calls it oversight or ableism, to thrive. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 26 June 2022 How does someone with clearly visible and audible disabilities cope with the many forms of frustrating interpersonal ableism that can crop up at any time, in any place? Andrew Pulrang, Forbes, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
-able (in disable, disabled) + -ism
First Known Use
1981, in the meaning defined above