Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in Disability Terminology.
- Ableist Language (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 p…
- BVI (Blind and Visually Impaired, BLV, Blind and Low Vision)
- A widely used abbreviation in accessibility and HCI research denoting "blind and visually impaired" — the inclusive category that covers people who are totally blind, legally blind, or have any form o…
- Category 3 Blindness (ICD-10 H54 Category 3, WHO Category 3 Visual Impairment)
- A classification of severe visual impairment under the World Health Organization's ICD-10 coding for disorders of the visual system (H54). Category 3 covers blindness in which the better eye has prese…
- PVI (People with Visual Impairments, Person with Visual Impairment, Persons with Visual Impairments)
- An abbreviation widely used in HCI and accessibility research for "people with visual impairments," a person-first umbrella term that includes people who are blind, legally blind, or have low vision. …
- People Who Stutter (PWS, Person Who Stutters, Adults Who Stutter, AWS, Children Who Stutter, CWS)
- An identity-first and community-preferred term for people who experience stuttering, a neurodevelopmental condition involving involuntary speech disfluencies such as blocks, prolongations, and repetit…
- People with Dementia (PwD)
- A person-first term used in accessibility and dementia research to refer to individuals living with dementia — an umbrella term covering progressive neurological conditions (such as Alzheimer's diseas…