abilism

English

Noun

abilism (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of ableism
   • 1982 April 17, Teresa Davidson, “Dealing With Disability”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

     Obviously, the male, Anglo, middle-class, "no fats or femmes" youth culture is less open to confronting abilism than the lesbian community. Yet, I've found hardcore abilism from many hardcore radical dykes that dream of an "ideal" Amazon society (where disabilities just have no place).