Bodymind

A concept from disability studies, introduced by Margaret Price and widely adopted by disability scholars and activists, referring to the inseparable integration of body and mind as a single entity. The term rejects the Cartesian dualism that separates physical and mental experience, affirming that minds and bodies cannot be separated. In accessibility contexts, bodymind is used to describe how access barriers and assistive technology affect the whole person—physical pain can cause mental distress, and mental states like anxiety can manifest physically. Understanding access through a bodymind lens reveals barriers that purely physical or purely cognitive frameworks miss.