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DISABILISM [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Sociology of persons with a disability
CONT

Some disabled activists even dislike the term “ableism,” preferring to use “disabilism,” which enforces the idea that this form of discrimination involves the targeting of people with obvious physical or mental disabilities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Sociologie des personnes handicapées

Spanish

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