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Mainstream inclusion(also: Educational inclusion, Inclusive education)

The practice of educating children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers in general education classrooms, supported by appropriate accommodations, assistive technologies, and specialist personnel. Mainstream inclusion is both a rights-based educational philosophy…

Mild Disability(also: Moderate Disability, Mild Impairment)

A level of functional limitation that affects daily activities but does not completely prevent a person from performing tasks independently. People with mild disabilities often fall into a gap in accessibility support — their challenges are real and impactful but may not be…

Minimally Verbal(also: Minimally Speaking, Non-Speaking, Limited Verbal)

A term describing individuals who use very few or no spoken words as their primary means of communication, despite potentially having communicative intent. This term is commonly used in autism contexts to describe autistic individuals who may have fewer than 20-30 functional…

Misinformation(also: Disinformation, Health Misinformation)

Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information that spreads through digital channels, regardless of whether the spread is intentional (disinformation) or unintentional. On social media platforms, health misinformation is a significant concern for disabled communities,…

Mobile Disability Gap(also: Digital Disability Divide, Smartphone Disability Gap)

The disparity in mobile phone and smartphone ownership, access, and usage between disabled and non-disabled populations. In Kenya, smartphone ownership among disabled individuals is only 12% compared to 41% for non-disabled people — a 72% gap. The mobile disability gap is driven…

Momentous Depiction

A conceptual framework proposed by Niu, Clements, and Kim (2026) for using generative AI to visualize critical moments that convey the insights and meanings of disability in storytelling videos. The framework identifies four core GenAI affordances that support or constrain…

Money Management(also: Personal Finance Management)

The everyday practices of tracking income and spending, budgeting, paying bills, saving, and making purchasing decisions. For people with cognitive or developmental disabilities, money management is often a shared activity with family, support workers, or fiduciaries, and the…

Motion Impairment(also: Motor Impairment, Physical Impairment, Mobility Impairment)

A condition that limits a person's ability to control voluntary physical movement, affecting fine or gross motor skills, strength, coordination, or range of motion. Motion impairments may result from conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury,…

Motor Disability(also: Motor Impairment, Physical Disability, Mobility Impairment)

A disability that affects a persons ability to control movement, including fine motor skills like gripping and manipulating objects, and gross motor skills like walking and reaching. Motor disabilities can result from conditions affecting muscles, nerves, bones, or the brain.…

Multimorbidity(also: Multiple Long-term Conditions, Co-occurring Conditions)

Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic health conditions or long-term impairments in a single individual. It is especially prevalent among older adults and is a major factor in the complexity of accessibility needs. Research shows that multimorbidity is the norm…

Multiple Impairments(also: Multiple Disabilities, Complex Disabilities, Co-occurring Impairments)

The presence of two or more concurrent impairments — such as sensory, cognitive, physical, or neurological — in a single individual that together create complex accessibility needs not adequately addressed by solutions designed for any single impairment alone. Research shows…

Muscular Dystrophy(also: MD)

A group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles. There are more than 30 types, including Duchenne, Becker, limb-girdle, and myotonic muscular dystrophy, each with different patterns of muscle involvement and progression.…

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