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Affordable Assistive Technology(also: Low-Cost AT, Frugal Assistive Technology)

Assistive devices and technologies designed to be financially accessible to people with disabilities in low-resource settings, where the cost of commercially available assistive technology from the Global North is often prohibitive. Affordable AT leverages local fabrication…

Cultural Taxation(also: Minority Tax, Identity Taxation)

The unpaid or under-recognised additional labour expected of faculty and staff from marginalised groups — including Deaf, disabled, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ individuals — to serve as cultural ambassadors, mentors, committee members, and educational resources for their colleagues and…

Diagnostic Bias(also: Assessment Bias)

Systematic errors in the diagnostic process that lead to certain groups being more or less likely to receive a particular diagnosis based on characteristics unrelated to the condition itself, such as gender, race, age, or socioeconomic status. In ADHD, diagnostic bias has…

Digital Divide(also: Digital Gap, Digital Inequality)

The gap between people who have effective access to digital technologies and those who do not, encompassing differences in internet connectivity, device ownership, digital skills, and the ability to meaningfully use technology. The digital divide disproportionately affects older…

Global South(also: Developing World, Majority World)

A term referring broadly to countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania that have been historically marginalized in global economic and political systems. In accessibility research, the Global South is significantly underrepresented — most studies recruit participants…

Global South Accessibility(also: Accessibility in Low-Resource Settings, Developing World Accessibility)

The study and practice of making technology, environments, and services accessible to people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Over 80% of the world's one billion people with disabilities live in the Global South, yet most accessibility research and…

Underdiagnosis(also: Missed Diagnosis)

A pattern where a medical condition goes unrecognized and undiagnosed in a significant portion of the affected population. ADHD is substantially underdiagnosed in women, adults, and people of color due to diagnostic criteria historically developed based on hyperactive boys, lack…

Weed-Out Course(also: Gateway Course, Gatekeeper Course, Barrier Course)

A course in higher education, typically in STEM fields, that is perceived as intentionally rigorous to filter out students who are deemed unlikely to succeed in a given discipline. Courses like organic chemistry, calculus, and physics are commonly labelled as weed-out courses.…

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