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Ableism refers to individual discrimination or social prejudice against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities. It is based on a concept of normality that dictates the superiority of those who comply with this standard (i.e., the concept of normality) in relation to others who are disabled and do not comply with it and hence are considered inferior. The concept of ableism was forged mainly in the second half of the 20th century in Western countries in the wake of the human rights movement and its statement of the absolute and equal dignity of all people regardless of their particular characteristics such as gender (sexism), ethnicity (racism), or disability (ableism).
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ten Have, H., Patrão Neves, M. (2021). Ableism. In: Dictionary of Global Bioethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54161-3_35
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