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Able-bodied
Discrimination on grounds of disability
Ableism (/ˈeɪbəlɪzəm/; also known as ablism, disablism [in British English], anapirophobia, anapirism, and disability discrimination) is discrimination
Ableism
Unlicensed member of the deck department of ship
modern references claim that AB stands for able-bodied seaman as well as, or instead of, able seaman. Able seaman was originally entered using the abbreviation
Able_seaman
Mental disorder characterized by a desire to be physically disabled
sensory disability or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences
Body_integrity_dysphoria
British government and ecclesiastical action to relieve poverty
sick and orphaned, not the able-bodied poor. The sick, elderly and infirm were cared for in poorhouses whereas the able-bodied poor were provided with poor
Poor_relief_in_England
Scottish settler of Tristan da Cunha (1786–1853)
Thomas Sr. would perish at sea in 1885 along with most of the island's able bodied men who were taking trade goods out in the island's lifeboat to a passing
William_Glass
Laws regarding poverty in England, 16th–19th century
level. Early legislation was concerned with vagrants and making the able-bodied work, especially while labour was in short supply following the Black
English_Poor_Laws
Institution for those unable to support themselves
increasingly became refuges for the elderly, infirm, and sick rather than the able-bodied poor, and in 1929 legislation was passed to allow local authorities to
Workhouse
Welfare category in the United States
The term Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) refers to low income working adults in the United States who do not have dependents. The 1996
Able-bodied Adults Without Dependents
Able-bodied_Adults_Without_Dependents
Old Babylonian poem
does not frighten Aga but is beheld by the Kishite army. Enkidu and the able-bodied men take advantage of the confusion of their enemies and advance through
Gilgamesh_and_Aga
1941 massacre in Riga, Latvia
others. There were still the hundreds of bodies left from the morning's forced evacuation. A squad of able-bodied Jews was delegated to pick them up and
Rumbula_massacre
Natural number
cohort was the punishment for cowardice or mutiny; or, one-tenth of the able-bodied men in a village as a form of retribution, thus causing a labor shortage
10
American basketball player (1932–2026)
Forest "Frosty" Able Passes Away". WKU Sports. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026. Maloney, Mark (September 19, 2016). "Able-bodied: Kameron considers
Forest_Able
2012 studio album by From Indian Lakes
Able Bodies is the second studio album by American band From Indian Lakes. It was originally released independently in November 2012. Anything (4:02)
Able_Bodies
Impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions
about aging, for example, can be seen as a symptom of compulsory able-bodiedness/able-mindedness, as can attempts to "treat" children who are slightly
Disability
Type of disability sport
have expressed frustration when competing against able-bodied competitors because these able-bodied competitors often do not want to compete in the same
Para-equestrian
Paralympic sport
to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair racing and the club throw, which are specific to the division. Certain able-bodied events
Para-athletics
Italian island
delivering a letter to a Doctor on the island, and describes how the able-bodied residents tended agricultural plots, and made wine using the traditional
Poveglia
Microstate in Southern Europe
of major. Each corporal was responsible for being able to raise a fighting force from the able-bodied men of his parish. At present, the only permanent
Andorra
Public institution providing housing and relief for the poor
lowest bidder, contracted with local families to house them, or required able-bodied paupers to work for local farmers. Outdoor relief was generally intended
Poorhouse
American rock climber and bioengineer
with a major amputation to perform in a sport on par with elite-level, able-bodied persons.[dubious – discuss] He holds the patents to the Rheo Knee, an
Hugh_Herr
Land branch of the South Korean military
000 members as of 2025, a size maintained through conscription. All able-bodied South Korean males are required to complete military service, with the
Republic_of_Korea_Army
Crime of living at the expense of others
the Soviet Union, which declared itself a workers' state, every adult able-bodied person was expected to work until official retirement. Thus unemployment
Social_parasitism_(offense)
American bark
Smith) – Able-bodied seaman – Lost at sea attempting to reach New Zealand William Ferguson – Able-bodied seaman – Survived Cornelius Drew – Able-bodied seaman
General_Grant_(sailing_ship)
International multi-sport event for disabled athletes
Since the competition is a test of upper body strength the classifications are by weight category as in able-bodied powerlifting competition. Sailing is open
Summer_Paralympic_Games
Force of non-professional soldiers
six corporals, each in his own parish, to be able to raise a fighting force from among the able-bodied men of the parish. Today a small, twelve-man ceremonial
Militia
Act of the Parliament of England
Meanwhile, able-bodied beggars who had refused work were often placed in houses of correction (indoor relief). However, provision for the many able-bodied poor
Poor_Relief_Act_1601
1932 American horror film by Tod Browning
" Towlson also notes that the freaks' everyday interactions with the able-bodied sideshow performers, such as Phroso, Roscoe, and Venus, who treat the
Freaks_(1932_film)
Qatar has mandatory military service (Arabic: الخدمة العسكرية) for all able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 for a minimum of four months. Draft evasion is punishable
Conscription_in_Qatar
Type of sexual attraction
experience of disability or sexual attraction toward disabled individuals by able-bodied individuals. It may extend from normal human sexuality into a type of
Attraction_to_disability
British unincorporated association of volunteers
made of up of four servicemen who had been wounded in action and two able-bodied servicemen. 50 days, 23 hours and 12 minutes later, Team Sealegs arrived
Row2Recovery
Social movement for disability rights
disabilities need to appear morally good to deserve the conditional support of able-bodied people, and instead advocates for the solidarity of physically disabled
Cripple_punk
French Paralympic cyclist
and French U23 champion in able-bodied cycling becoming the first para-cyclist to win World titles in both para and able-bodied cycling.. She cycles for
Heïdi_Gaugain
19th-century group of American pioneers
Their progress slowed to about one and a half miles (2.4 km) a day. All able-bodied men were required to clear brush, fell trees, and heave rocks to make
Donner_Party
English competitive archer
Beijing 2008 and London 2012, and has also won medals shooting in the able-bodied category, including at the Commonwealth Games. She was born in Steeton
Danielle_Brown
Conservative public policy think tank based in Naples, Florida
first and most comprehensive study of the impact of work requirements on able-bodied adults on food stamps. The study concluded that incomes more than doubled
Foundation for Government Accountability
Foundation_for_Government_Accountability
Major agrarian crisis in the Scottish Highlands from 1846 to 1857
sick and infirm and explicitly forbade any relief being given to the able-bodied poor unable to find work locally. As early as 1848 Sir Charles Trevelyan
Highland_Potato_Famine
1934 United States Supreme Court case
[I]n order to fulfil the requirements of the said Act of Congress, all able-bodied male students of the University, whether pursuing full or partial courses
Hamilton v. Regents of the University of California
Hamilton_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California
French policy of mass national conscription
Revolutionary Wars, particularly for the period following 16 August 1793, when able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 were conscripted. The concept of mass conscription
Levée_en_masse
Fictional character in Gone with the Wind
prisoner-of-war camp) for several months. He eventually returns home, still able-bodied. Ashley could have lived a peaceful and respectable life had the War
Ashley_Wilkes
Ancient Greek soldier in a phalanx
artisans – who were able to afford a linen or bronze armour suit and weapons (estimated at a third to a half of its able-bodied adult male population)
Hoplite
U.S. paramilitary force
the U.S. Congress, has changed over time. During colonial America, all able-bodied men of a certain age range were members of the militia, depending on
Militia_(United_States)
Nazi concentration camp in Latvia
'Final Solution.' Jews were to be 'cleared' from all the Ghettos with the able bodied being sent to concentration camps and the unfit, elderly and children
Kaiserwald_concentration_camp
Central Sudanic ethnic group
standing army in their chiefdoms. Every able-bodied man had the duty to protect his village hence all able-bodied men were automatically considered a soldier
Lugbara_people
Charitable organization
are the elderly, and many of the volunteers are also elderly but able-bodied and able to drive automobiles. Research shows that home-delivered meal programs
Meals_on_Wheels
Concept in disability studies
ableism has historical roots in societal structures that prioritize able-bodied norms and often marginalize or stigmatize those who do not conform. As
Internalized_ableism
Taiwan's military forces
full-scale war. A significant pool of former conscripts is available, as all able-bodied male citizens of the ROC are required to undertake at least one year
Republic of China Armed Forces
Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces
Judgement of the High Court of Australia
membership of that group. Specifically, it should have considered whether 'able-bodied young men' comprised a 'particular social group' within the meaning of
Applicant_S_v_MIMA
Racket sport
mixed wheelchair and able-bodied matches. It is possible for a doubles team to consist of a wheelchair player and an able-bodied player (referred to as
Tennis
Form of intermittent, unpaid, unfree labour
prestation, modified by subsequent legislation in 1824, 1836, and 1871. Every able-bodied man had to give three days' labour or its equivalent in money in order
Corvée
Crew operation of a ship
mate, directing the able seamen and ordinary seamen. The boatswain generally does not stand a navigational watch. An able bodied seaman (AB) works under
Nautical_operations
18th-century German immigrants to the Volga region of Russia
"labor obligations" or "labor regulations." Able-bodied men between the ages of 15 and 55 and, later, able-bodied women between the ages of 16 and 45 were
Volga_Germans
are governed within the structure of the able-bodied equivalent: for example, the UCI governs both able-bodied and paralympic cycling. International federations
List of international sports federations
List_of_international_sports_federations
Series of local retreats by the German army in March 1943 on the eastern front
security campaign, resulting in widespread destruction, deportation of the able-bodied population for slave labour, and killings of civilians. The 9th Army
Operation_Büffel
Islamic prayer in congregation during a funeral
dead Muslims, and is a communal obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; meaning if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting
Funeral_prayer_(Islam)
Form of discrimination in environmental movements
disabled people. It encompasses the design of environments that prioritise able-bodied and neurotypical experiences, the absence of disabled voices in environmental
Eco-ableism
International rowing event
further series of non-Olympic lightweight events, and mixed sex events for able-bodied rowers. * Host nation (China) Non-Olympic/Paralympic classes 672
2025 World Rowing Championships
2025_World_Rowing_Championships
New Zealand Paralympic athlete
basketball when she was growing up, and played rugby with the Waikite women's able-bodied team in 2017. In 2018 she became the first woman to play with the New
Lisa_Adams_(athlete)
British cyclist (born 1977)
multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion (2 × Pursuit, 1 × Points, 3 × Team Pursuit)
Sarah_Storey
(3.2 km) from Hanakāpīʻai Beach. The trail is a popular day-hike for able-bodied hikers. List of waterfalls List of Hawaii waterfalls "Hanakāpīʻai Falls"
Hanakāpīʻai_Falls
scholars for being idealistic and only applicable to the participation of able-bodied white males. Under the Elizabethan Poor Law, social rights were not part
Social_citizenship
Forced conscription with violence
their support and maintenance. Additionally, they had to be fit and able-bodied, between the ages of 17 and 45, and over 5’4” in height.The act was amended
Impressment
Sport due to held at 2026 Commonwealth Games
tournaments will take place between 24 and 29 July and 2 August 2026. The able-bodied tournaments are expanded to twelve teams each, while the wheelchair tournaments
3x3 basketball at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
3x3_basketball_at_the_2026_Commonwealth_Games
1972 single by Deep Purple
who are disadvantaged tend to be less complaining than those who are able-bodied". Because guitarist Ritchie Blackmore disliked "When a Blind Man Cries"
When_a_Blind_Man_Cries
American rhesus monkey sent to space (1957–1959)
(Miss) Able (December 1957 – June 1, 1959) was a female rhesus macaque who, together with the squirrel monkey Miss Baker, was the first primate to survive
Miss_Able
South African paralympic swimmer
for the 800 m able-bodied freestyle final – the first time that an athlete with a disability had qualified for the final of an able-bodied event. At the
Natalie_du_Toit
1346 English victory during the Hundred Years' War
Aiguillon. On 2 April the arrière-ban, the formal call to arms for all able-bodied males, was announced for the south of France. French financial, logistical
Battle_of_Crécy
Forms of competitive activity, usually physical
specifically created for people with a disability have no equivalent in able-bodied sports, such as goalball and boccia. Masters sport, senior sport, or
Sport
Military unit
shall consist of all able-bodied residents of the Commonwealth who are citizens of the United States and all other able-bodied persons resident in the
Virginia_militia
1984 novel by Leon Uris
in the novel's title refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca, which every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so is obliged to make at least once in their
The_Haj_(novel)
Israeli wheelchair basketball player for Alabama
required two major and complicated surgeries that effectively ended her able-bodied basketball career. After a long rehab for three years, she turned her
Mary_Silberman
2023 memoir by Abhishek Anicca
porn, or content made to inspire able-bodied people and exceptionalise disabled people. He talks about how able-bodied people erase and ignore disabled
The_Grammar_of_My_Body
Kenyan women have been victorious a total of eighteen times, all in the able-bodied category. Eleven men, including those from the wheelchair races, have
List of winners of the London Marathon
List_of_winners_of_the_London_Marathon
United States law limiting use of the federal military in law enforcement
common law authority under which a state official can conscript any able-bodied person or group to assist in keeping the peace and enforce the state's
Posse_Comitatus_Act
Cave system in the Yorkshire Dales, England
Mossdale Scar. (The Second World War had created a local shortage of able-bodied males.) On 31 May 1941, while searching for a fallen tobacco pipe, Leakey
Mossdale_Caverns
Type of agricultural cooperative in the Soviet Union
official requirements were a minimum of 130 labor days a year for each able-bodied adult and 50 days per boy aged between 12 and 16. This work requirement
Kolkhoz
WW2 German military decoration
burning down villages, destroying crops, stealing livestock, deporting able-bodied population for slave labour to Germany, and leaving abandoned orphans
Bandit-warfare_Badge
and benefited from funding and specifically with the decision to allow able bodied 'guides' to win medals, especially when competing with blind athletes
List of athletes who have competed in the Paralympics and Olympics
List_of_athletes_who_have_competed_in_the_Paralympics_and_Olympics
Slang term referring to disabled people
or not identifying as having a disability. Due to the assumption of able-bodiedness there is a lack of consideration of the time, energy, or resources
Crip_(disability_term)
Removal of material from an object's surface
Ablation (Latin: ablatio – removal) is the removal or destruction of something from an object by vaporization, chipping, erosive processes, or by other
Ablation
Philippine Navy's Support Command
Category Reservists - Able bodied reservists aged 18 up to 35 years of age, inclusive Second Category Reservists - Able bodied reservists aged 36 up to
Naval Reserve Command (Philippine Navy)
Naval_Reserve_Command_(Philippine_Navy)
Governmental plan for welfare recipients
(sometimes implemented as "work-first" policies) to reduce poverty among able-bodied adults; however, their approaches to execution vary. The United States
Workfare
Sports officially recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation
within a sport from events for able-bodied athletes. This is the case both for sports where events for EAD and able-bodied athletes are organised by the
Commonwealth_Games_sports
Type of armed combat sport
fencing. Chair fencing is similar to wheelchair fencing, but for the able bodied. The opponents set up opposing chairs and fence while seated; all the
Fencing
Ceremonial office in the United Kingdom
it was not until 1921 that they formally lost the right to call upon able-bodied men to fight when needed. Lord-lieutenant is now an honorary titular
Lord-lieutenant
militare / servizio civile) in the Swiss Army or Civilian Service for all able-bodied male citizens, who are conscripted when they reach the age of majority
Conscription_in_Switzerland
Medical condition
amputees are unable to maintain the characteristic walking patterns of an able-bodied individual due to the removal of some portion of the impaired leg. Without
Gait_deviations
Canadian professor of anthropology
frozen bodies of Petty Officer John Torrington, Able-bodied Seaman John Hartnell and Royal Marine William Braine, on Beechey Island, Beattie was able to trace
Owen_Beattie
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
sick and orphaned, not the able-bodied poor. The sick, elderly and infirm were cared for in poorhouses whereas the able-bodied poor were provided with poor
Relief_of_the_Poor_Act_1782
Topics referred to by the same term
Posse comitatus is the authority of a law officer to conscript any able-bodied males to assist him. Posse comitatus may also refer to: Posse Comitatus
Posse comitatus (disambiguation)
Posse_comitatus_(disambiguation)
Marvel Comics superhero
culture; that is to say, white, male, heterosexual, American, and mostly able-bodied. Commentators have pointed out that Cyclops is traditionally portrayed
Cyclops_(Marvel_Comics)
Military unit of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
states of the Confederacy during the American Civil War included all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 50 who were exempt from Confederate
Confederate_Home_Guard
American Civil War refugee camp
released old and very young slaves to become refugees and kept captive the able-bodied. Estimates of the number of people who died at the Devil's Punchbowl
Devil's Punchbowl (Natchez, Mississippi)
Devil's_Punchbowl_(Natchez,_Mississippi)
Para-athletics classification
slight limp when they are running but otherwise have a stride similar to able-bodied runners. Events for this class include 100 meters, 400 meters, 1,500
T38_(classification)
2008 American film
have his legs amputated. The man was part of a secret subculture of able-bodied people who want to be paraplegics. They use wheelchairs whenever possible
Quid_Pro_Quo_(film)
Partner dance competition where at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair
ultimately chose against adding any new sports. Combi: dancing with an able-bodied (standing) partner Duo: dance for two wheelchair users together Formation:
Wheelchair_dancesport
Form of feminism limited to white women
more specifically on the experience of white, cisgender, heterosexual, able-bodied women, and in which the experiences of women without these characteristics
White_feminism
1792 U.S. laws
provision of the 1792 and 1795 acts, which originally applied to every "free able-bodied white male citizen" between the ages of 18 and 45, to allow African-Americans
Militia_Acts_of_1792
Workhouse in Denbighshire, Wales
layout with separate accommodation wings for male or female, infirm or able-bodied etc. The building radiated from a central hub. The Ruthin Union workhouse
Ruthin_Union_Workhouse
2007 English-German made-for-TV docudrama
Whaley as Archibald Bryce, Chief Engineer Daniel Fox as Leslie N. Morton, Able-bodied Seaman Florian Panzner as Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger, Commanding
Sinking of the Lusitania: Terror at Sea
Sinking_of_the_Lusitania:_Terror_at_Sea
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
Male
English
Short form of Hebrew Abraham, ABE means "father of a multitude,"Â and other names beginning with Ab-.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dakshakanya | தகà¯à®·à®•நà¯à®¯à®¾
Able daughter
Dakshakanya | தகà¯à®·à®•நà¯à®¯à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Ale, a short form of any of the various personal names beginning with Al-.Dutch : unexplained.Estonian : unexplained.Italian (Alé) : unexplained.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Hebrew Hebel, ABELE means "breath, breathing."
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, possibly originally a habitational name derived from a place named from Old Norse gafl, GABLE means "gable," a term used to denote a "triangular-shaped hill."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Able
Boy/Male
Indian
Able
Boy/Male
Muslim
Able
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Abel. Probably also an Americanized spelling of the same surname in other languages.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Mabel, MABLE means "lovable."Â
Male
English
 In the bible, this is the name of the second son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his jealous brother Cain. Anglicized form of Greek Habel, ABEL means "vanity," i.e. "transitory." Anglicized form of Hebrew Hebel, meaning "breath, breathing."
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English...
Boy/Male
Hindu
Able administrator
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Abel, ABLE means "vanity," i.e. "transitory."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, SABLE means "black," as a heraldic color. It is sometimes confused with the mammal of the same name but which has brown fur, not black, and which has a different origin.
Boy/Male
Indian
Able
Boy/Male
Tamil
Able administrator
Boy/Male
Muslim
Able
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Abbey.German : from a pet form of the personal name Albrecht (see Albert).French (Abbé) : see Labbe.John Abbe (born 1613) emigrated from England to Salem, MA, in 1635.
Male
Hebrew
Pet form of Hebrew Abe, ABIE means "father of a multitude."
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Birkin (see Burkins).
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
God; Lord
Boy/Male
Muslim
Affectionate, Compassionate, Soft, Pardoning, Tender, Kind
Girl/Female
German, Teutonic
Ruler of the Home; Female Version of Henry
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of Braj land
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Girl/Female
Indian
The light of happiness
Boy/Male
Tamil
Distinguished
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sweet luster, Saraswati
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lamp of the Lord Sun
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
ABLE BODIED
superl.
Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; as, able to inherit or devise property.
superl.
Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech.
superl.
Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman, soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain; able to play on a piano.
adv.
In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done, planned, said.
n.
A cable.
n.
An axis; as, the sun's axle.
v. t.
To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to table fines.
a.
To make able; to enable; to strengthen.
n.
The fur of the sable.
v. t.
To make up in a bale.
a.
superl. of Able.
n.
The company assembled round a table.
v. t.
To fasten with a cable.
n.
Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare; entertainment; as, to set a good table.
a.
comp. of Able.
v. t. & i.
To telegraph by a submarine cable