nondisabled

or non-dis·a·bled

[ non-dis-ey-buhld ]

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person free from or unaffected by disability, as physical, mental, or cognitive impairment:

   an analysis of nondisabled job applicants’ probability of labor force participation.

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nondisabled¹

First recorded in 1915–20; non- ( def ) + disabled ( def )

Example Sentences

Its Los Angeles chapter creates opportunities for people with physical and mental disabilities to participate in running, walking and other athletic events with the help of nondisabled volunteers, or “guides.”

From Los Angeles Times

Under the federal statute, disabled students are entitled to services through their 21st year and up until 22 if they live in states like Washington, which offer publicly funded basic education programs to nondisabled adults, such as GED programs.

From Seattle Times

Until relatively recently, it was uncontroversial to have a nondisabled actor play a disabled role.

From New York Times

Laufer is the ability of disabled Americans to travel the country as freely as nondisabled Americans.

From Slate

Disabled women now get pregnant and give birth at the same rate as nondisabled ones, but by virtually every measure, modern medicine has turned its back on them.

From Los Angeles Times