Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Hierarchy of Impairment(also: Hierarchy of Impairments, Disability Hierarchy)
- The hierarchy of impairment refers to the phenomenon where certain types of disabilities and impairments are viewed more favorably or given greater attention than others, both by non-disabled people and within the disability community itself. Research by Mark Deal documented how…
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