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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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Disability Porn
A critical term used within disability studies and disability communities to describe media content that frames disabled people as objects of pity, tragedy, or spectacle for a non-disabled audience's emotional consumption. Often paired with or related to 'inspiration porn,' the…
Disability Representation in VR
The portrayal and inclusion of disabilities in virtual reality environments, encompassing avatar design, assistive device depiction, and environmental features that acknowledge disability. Research shows this is a deeply personal and context-dependent issue: disabled users often…

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