ableists
Those disparaging disability
Ableists are people who discriminate against or show prejudice toward those with disabilities.
The term implies systematic bias—assuming disabled people are less capable, less valuable, or in need of fixing.
Ableists designed a world that treats wheelchair users as an afterthought.
Like racists or sexists, the label is typically applied by critics rather than self-identified.
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- supremacyHighest rank or power
exclusion · marginalization · oppression · intolerance · ignorance · dehumanization · stereotyping · othering
Scornfully imitating or ridiculing
- dismissingRemoving from position
- excludingLeaving something out
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
invalidating · gaslighting · denying · questioning · ignoring · silencing · stereotyping · pitying
Those who intimidate others
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- discriminatorsThings that distinguish between
- offendersThose who commit wrongs
- harassersPeople who intimidate repeatedly
trolls · bigots · detractors · critics · employers · institutions · policymakers · administrators
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
supremacy · exclusion · marginalization · oppression · intolerance · ignorance · dehumanization · stereotyping · othering · eugenics
mocking
Scornfully imitating or ridiculing
- dismissingRemoving from position
- excludingLeaving something out
- belittlingExpressing contempt or dismissiveness
patronizing · invalidating · gaslighting · denying · questioning · ignoring · silencing · stereotyping · pitying · tokenizing
bullies
Those who intimidate others
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- discriminatorsThings that distinguish between
- offendersThose who commit wrongs
harassers · trolls · bigots · detractors · critics · employers · institutions · policymakers · administrators · gatekeepers
ableistsallies
Cooperative partners united together
advocates · supporters · champions · defenders · liberators