Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Technoableism
- A concept describing how technology is framed as a solution to disability in ways that reinforce ableist assumptions, treating disability primarily as a problem to be fixed rather than a form of human diversity. Coined in the context of disability studies and critical technology…
- Temporary Disability(also: Short-Term Disability, Transient Disability)
- A disability or impairment that is expected to be temporary in duration, resulting from illness, injury, surgery, or other medical conditions. Temporary disabilities create access needs that may be identical to those of permanent disabilities but are complicated by uncertain…
- Tokenism(also: Token Inclusion)
- The practice of including a small number of individuals from underrepresented groups primarily for the appearance of inclusivity rather than for meaningful participation or impact. In accessibility research, tokenism occurs when studies include a minimal number of disabled…
- Translanguaging
- The practice of drawing on multiple languages within a single interaction or communication act, leveraging a person's full linguistic repertoire rather than treating languages as separate, bounded systems. Translanguaging is particularly relevant to accessibility for…
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