Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Data Feminism
- A framework developed by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren Klein that applies intersectional feminist thought to the practice of working with data, offering seven principles including examining power, challenging power, elevating emotion and embodiment, rethinking binaries,…
- Digital Equity(also: Digital Equality)
- The condition in which all individuals and communities have equal access to, use of, and ability to benefit from digital technologies, regardless of disability, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or other factors. In workplace contexts, digital equity means ensuring that…
- Disability
- A complex, multidimensional concept encompassing physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychosocial differences that interact with societal barriers to limit full participation. The social model of disability distinguishes between impairment (a bodily difference) and disability (the…
- Disability Awareness(also: Disability Awareness Training)
- The understanding and recognition of the experiences, challenges, and rights of people with disabilities. Disability awareness encompasses knowledge of different types of disabilities, the barriers (physical, digital, attitudinal, and systemic) that people with disabilities…
- Disability Interaction(also: DIX)
- A challenge-based approach and manifesto for creating a more inclusive world where disability can be an inspiration for innovation and creativity, and where inclusion is the norm. Proposed by Catherine Holloway and colleagues, Disability Interaction (DIX) places people with…
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