Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
87 results found in disability.
- Global South Accessibility (Accessibility in Low-Resource Settings, Developing World Accessibility)
- The study and practice of making technology, environments, and services accessible to people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Over 80% of the world's one billion people with disa…
- Hate Speech
- Hate speech refers to expression that attacks, demeans, or calls for violence or discrimination against individuals or groups based on protected characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, nati…
- Hemianopsia (Hemianopia, Half-Field Vision Loss)
- Loss of vision in one half of the visual field in one or both eyes, typically caused by damage to the brain's visual pathways rather than the eyes themselves. The most common form is homonymous hemian…
- Hemiplegia (Hemiparesis)
- Paralysis or severe weakness affecting one side of the body, typically caused by stroke, cerebral palsy, or brain injury. Hemiplegia commonly affects the arm, leg, and sometimes face on either the lef…
- Hidden Labour of Disability (Invisible Work of Disability, Disability Labour)
- The unrecognized time, effort, and energy that disabled people must invest to navigate inaccessible environments, use assistive technologies, manage care relationships, and participate in activities t…
- Invisible Disability (Hidden Disability, Non-Apparent Disability)
- A disability that is not immediately apparent to others through visual observation. Invisible disabilities include ADHD, chronic pain, mental health conditions, learning disabilities, autoimmune condi…
- Joint Hypermobility (Hypermobility, Double-Jointed)
- A condition in which joints move beyond their normal range of motion, often associated with connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Joint hypermobility can cause chronic pain, frequen…
- Language Impairment (Language Disorder, Language Disability)
- A reduced ability to understand or produce spoken, written, or signed language that is not due to hearing loss, intellectual disability, or lack of exposure to language. Language impairments can be de…
- Late-Life Disability (Age-Related Disability, Acquired Age-Related Disability)
- Disability that develops gradually as a person ages, including changes in vision, hearing, motor control, and cognition. Unlike disabilities present from birth or acquired through injury, late-life di…
- Legal Blindness (Legally Blind)
- A level of vision loss defined in many countries as visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with best correction, or a visual field of 20 degrees or less. Legal blindness does not necessaril…
- Light Sensitivity (Photophobia, Photosensitivity)
- An abnormal sensitivity to light that causes discomfort, pain, or visual disruption. Many people with low vision experience light sensitivity, which can be exacerbated by bright overhead lighting, bac…
- Low Vision (Partial Sight, Visual Impairment)
- A visual condition in which a person has significant vision loss that cannot be fully corrected with glasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery, but retains some usable vision. People with low vi…
- Low-Incidence Disability (Low-Prevalence Disability)
- A disability that occurs relatively rarely in the general population, such as blindness, deafblindness, or certain developmental conditions. Low-incidence disabilities present unique challenges for re…
- Mainstream inclusion (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…
- Mild Disability (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 acce…
- Misinformation (Disinformation, Health Misinformation)
- Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information that spreads through digital channels, regardless of whether the spread is intentional (disinformation) or unintentional. On social media platf…
- Mobile Disability Gap (Digital Disability Divide, Smartphone Disability Gap)
- The disparity in mobile phone and smartphone ownership, access, and usage between disabled and non-disabled populations. In Kenya, smartphone ownership among disabled individuals is only 12% compared …
- Motion Impairment (Motor Impairment, Physical Impairment, Mobility Impairment)
- A condition that limits a person's ability to control voluntary physical movement, affecting fine or gross motor skills, strength, coordination, or range of motion. Motion impairments may result from …
- Motor Disability (Motor Impairment, Physical Disability, Mobility Impairment)
- A disability that affects a persons ability to control movement, including fine motor skills like gripping and manipulating objects, and gross motor skills like walking and reaching. Motor disabilitie…
- Multimorbidity (Multiple Long-term Conditions, Co-occurring Conditions)
- Multimorbidity is the presence of two or more chronic health conditions or long-term impairments in a single individual. It is especially prevalent among older adults and is a major factor in the comp…