The Case for 'Health Related Impairments and Disabilities'
Simon Harper, Julia Mueller, Alan Davies, Hugo Nicolau, Sukru Eraslan, Yeliz Yesilada · 2020 · Proceedings of the 17th International Web for All Conference (W4A)
This position paper argues for recognizing a distinct category of impairments called Health-Related Impairments and Disabilities (HIIDs) that are fundamentally different from traditionally defined disabilities and therefore require different accessibility approaches. Drawing on…
health-related impairment · comorbidity · chronic illness · dynamic disability · COPD