Transability
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transability is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
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").
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transableism, able-bodiedness, transportableness, transposability, transmutability, movability.
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