Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
4 results found in Deaf studies.
- Co-Cultural Theory (Co-Cultural Communication Theory)
- A communication theory developed by Mark Orbe that examines how members of marginalized or underrepresented groups communicate within dominant societal structures. The theory identifies the Deaf commu…
- Critical Period (Critical Period Hypothesis, Sensitive Period)
- A developmental window during early childhood when the brain is especially receptive to acquiring language. If sufficient language input is not received during this period, language development may be…
- Language Acquisition (Language Development, Language Learning)
- The process by which humans develop the ability to perceive, produce, and use language to communicate. In deaf children, language acquisition presents unique challenges: 90% of deaf children are born …
- Phonocentrism
- The ideological privileging of spoken language as the default and superior mode of communication, with corresponding devaluation of signed, typed, symbolic, or augmentative forms. In accessibility, ph…