Transability
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The desire or need of a person identified as able-bodied by other people to transform his or her body to obtain a physical impairment uncountable
"Ultimately, the Morini/Johns encounter strikes a parallel with the conversation surrounding the idea of transability. On the subject of transability, Bethany Stevens writes, "Transabled people are individuals who need to acquire a physical impairment despite having been born or living in physically unimpaired bodies" ("Interrogating Transability")."
Example
More examples"Ultimately, the Morini/Johns encounter strikes a parallel with the conversation surrounding the idea of transability. On the subject of transability, Bethany Stevens writes, "Transabled people are individuals who need to acquire a physical impairment despite having been born or living in physically unimpaired bodies" ("Interrogating Transability")."
Etymology
From trans- + ability.
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