nonablebodied

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A form of non-able-bodied — Not able-bodied; disabled.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivenonablebodied (comparative more nonablebodied, superlative most nonablebodied)

comparative more nonablebodied · superlative most nonablebodied

  1. alternativeAlternative form of non-able-bodied.

    That the abolition of outdoor relief to the nonablebodied is, in our judgment, wholly impracticable, and, even if it were possible it would be contrary to the public interest.

    1912, New York (State). Department of Social Welfare, Report - Volume 1, page 32
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    Although their studies illustrate once more the challenges of assessing and interpreting young children's attitudes, they also indicate at least mild preference for the ablebodied over the nonablebodied.

    2013, Stephen C. Ainlay, Gaylene Becker, Lerita M. Coleman, The Dilemma of Difference: A Multidisciplinary View of Stigma

    Suppose work for private citizens is valued at the same rate as work for the collective farm or on the plot — the proportion of nonablebodied man hours in work for private citizens is higher than in work for the farm but lower than in work on the plot.

    2022, Abraham Samuel Becker, Soviet National Income 1958-1964, page 300

    Offering an example of how all of the forms of ontological harm we discuss here can intersect, Averi, and agender, queer, asexual, nonablebodied, Jewish student activist quoted by Linder et al. (2019), explained: "I was just completely destroyed as a human in almost every way [in my] two years that I spent at [institution]....

    2023, Alise de Bie, Elizabeth Marquis, Alison Cook-Sather, Promoting Equity and Justice Through Pedagogical Partnership
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