abled
Americanadjective
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noting or relating to a person unaffected by physical, mental, or cognitive impairment; nondisabled.
I don’t think abled folks realize how inaccessible basic infrastructure is.
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Rare. noting or relating to a disabled person who uses assistive technology or accommodations that make education, jobs, or other activities accessible to them.
Teachers and institutions need to understand that if tools are provided to children with disabilities, they will become abled individuals in society.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of abled
First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from disabled ( def. )
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It’s a brutal reminder that we all are temporarily abled.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
He thinks he lacks something that will make him whole, that will make him abled.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
She said she wanted to help those who were "financially excluded or differently abled".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024
“We’ve got Black and brown people in addition to white people, and we’ve got differently abled people in the show. We’ve got queer people,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Yet was I abled now to see that there went a bulk between me and the far shinings, and did know that this great thing was surely the hill on which the Pyramid did stand.
From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
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