Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
148 results found in disability studies.
- Socio-Technical Infrastructure (Sociotechnical System)
- The interconnected combination of social structures (institutions, policies, norms, relationships) and technical systems (software, hardware, platforms) that together shape how people interact with te…
- Sociotechnical Identity
- The aspect of personal identity that is constructed and expressed through the technologies a person uses. In assistive technology research, sociotechnical identity refers to how AT serves as a vehicle…
- Stigma (Social stigma, Disability stigma)
- A negative social perception or mark of disgrace associated with a particular attribute, condition, or circumstance. In disability and accessibility contexts, stigma refers to the social devaluation p…
- Technoableism
- A concept describing how technology is framed as a solution to disability in ways that reinforce ableist assumptions, treating disability primarily as a problem to be fixed rather than a form of human…
- Tokenism (Token Inclusion)
- The practice of including a small number of individuals from underrepresented groups primarily for the appearance of inclusivity rather than for meaningful participation or impact. In accessibility re…
- Visual Epistemology (Sighted Epistemology)
- Ways of knowing and understanding the world that are dependent on visual perception. Visual epistemology treats sight as the primary and most reliable sense for gathering information, often positionin…
- Workplace disclosure model (Disclosure decision model, Joachim and Acorn framework)
- A theoretical framework for understanding how individuals with invisible disabilities decide whether, when, and how to disclose their condition at work, and the outcomes that follow. The Joachim and A…
- d/Deaf (Deaf, deaf, Big D Deaf, Little d deaf)
- A convention used to distinguish between two meanings of the word deaf. Uppercase "Deaf" refers to people who identify as culturally Deaf and are part of the Deaf community, sharing a common language …