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Mainstream inclusion(also: Educational inclusion, Inclusive education)

The practice of educating children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers in general education classrooms, supported by appropriate accommodations, assistive technologies, and specialist personnel. Mainstream inclusion is both a rights-based educational philosophy…

Mild Disability(also: Moderate Disability, Mild Impairment)

A level of functional limitation that affects daily activities but does not completely prevent a person from performing tasks independently. People with mild disabilities often fall into a gap in accessibility support — their challenges are real and impactful but may not be…

Misfitting

A concept from disability studies scholar Rosemarie Garland-Thomson describing the incongruent relationship between a body and its environment — when the world is not designed to accommodate a particular embodiment, creating disability through mismatch rather than individual…

Misgendering

The act of referring to someone using language that does not reflect their gender identity, such as incorrect pronouns, titles, or gendered terms. In digital accessibility and AI contexts, misgendering occurs when automated systems incorrectly classify a person's gender based on…

Mixed Hearing Groups(also: Mixed Hearing Settings, Mixed Ability Hearing Groups)

Groups that include people with different hearing abilities, typically d/Deaf individuals, hard of hearing individuals, hearing individuals, and sign language interpreters communicating together. Mixed hearing groups face unique challenges in both in-person and virtual settings…

Mixed-Ability Collaboration(also: Cross-Ability Collaboration, Mixed-Ability Teamwork)

Collaborative work involving people with different abilities, such as sighted and blind team members working together on shared tasks. Mixed-ability collaboration requires tools and practices that accommodate diverse interaction modalities so that all participants can contribute…

Mixed-Visual Group(also: Mixed visual ability group, Mixed-visual ability group)

A group whose members include both blind or low-vision and sighted participants. The term is used in accessibility research on group activities (museum tours, classrooms, family outings, workplace meetings) to focus on the specific accessibility challenges that arise when blind…

Multimodal redundancy(also: Redundant coding, Multi-sensory design)

A design principle in which the same information is conveyed through multiple sensory channels simultaneously — such as visual, tactile, auditory, and textual — so that users can access it through whichever modality suits their abilities and preferences. Multimodal redundancy is…

Musicking

A term coined by musicologist Christopher Small to describe music as an activity or process rather than a thing. Musicking encompasses all participation in a musical performance—playing, listening, dancing, composing, practicing, and providing the setting—and emphasizes that…

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