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transability en · NOUN

Etymology

From trans- + ability.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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
    • 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"). 2015, Susan Antebi, Beth E. Jörgensen, Libre Acceso: Latin American Literature and Film through Disability Studies:

Relateds

body integrity identity disorder · transabled