Definition of "ableism" []

• Discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, especially physical disabilities. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Disablism, also known as ableism, is "the discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, especially physical disabilities.""
• "One way that many people with disabilities combat ableism is through Disability Pride."
• "Disablism is the British equivalent of the American term ableism used to describe discrimination against people with disabilities in favour of people who are not disabled."