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Last edited 05 Mar 2021
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Disablism

SCOPE defines disablism as:

  • Discrimination or prejudice against disabled people.
  • An organisation has a problem with disablism.
  • A disablist attitude.

It defines ableism as:

  • Discrimination in favour of non-disabled people.
  • An organisation has a problem with ableism.
  • An ableist attitude.

Ref https://www.scope.org.uk/about-us/disablism/

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