Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Ableist Language(also: Disability Slurs, Derogatory Disability Language)
- Ableist language refers to words, phrases, and framings that demean, stereotype, or pathologize people with disabilities — from explicit slurs such as 'cripple,' 'handicap,' 'retard,' or 'lame' used pejoratively, to subtler framings like 'suffers from,' 'wheelchair-bound,' or…
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