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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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CODA(also: Child of Deaf Adults, Children of Deaf Adults)
An acronym for Child of Deaf Adults, referring to a hearing person who was raised by one or more Deaf parents. CODAs typically grow up bilingual and bicultural, fluent in both a sign language and a spoken language, and often serve as cultural bridges between Deaf and hearing…
Cultural Appropriation(also: Cultural Misappropriation)
The adoption or use of elements from a minority culture by members of a dominant culture without proper understanding, acknowledgment, or respect for their original meaning and significance. In disability and accessibility contexts, this can occur when hearing researchers or…

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