Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Relational Accessibility(also: Relational Access)
- An approach to accessibility that treats access as something co-constructed between people in everyday life, rather than a property of an individual user, tool, or environment. Relational accessibility recognises that communication, care, and adaptation are ongoing practices…
- Representational harm(also: Representational bias)
- A category of harm caused by AI systems that perpetuate or amplify negative stereotypes, demeaning portrayals, or erasure of particular social groups, distinct from allocative harms that deny resources or opportunities. In disability contexts, representational harms occur when…
- Research Fatigue(also: Participant Fatigue, Community Research Fatigue)
- The exhaustion or disengagement experienced by individuals or communities that are repeatedly recruited for research studies, particularly when they see little benefit or change resulting from their participation. In disability communities, research fatigue is a growing concern…
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