Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
40 results found in inclusion.
- Access to Information (Information Access)
- In the context of web accessibility, the concept that certain accessibility criteria are fundamentally about whether users can reach and perceive content at all, as distinct from criteria that improve…
- Accessible Tourism (Inclusive Tourism, Tourism for All)
- The practice of ensuring that tourism destinations, products, and services are accessible to all people regardless of their physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities. Accessible tourism encompasses th…
- Accessible data capture (Inclusive data collection methods)
- Research data collection methods and tools that can be independently operated by researchers with disabilities. Current standard data capture methods in HCI research — video cameras, GoPros, visual no…
- Art Accessibility (Artwork Accessibility, Cultural Accessibility)
- The practice of making visual art, museums, galleries, and cultural experiences accessible to people with disabilities. Art accessibility encompasses a range of approaches including tactile reproducti…
- Community Center (Community Space, Community Hub)
- A physical or virtual space where members of a particular community gather for social support, resources, education, and shared activities. In the context of marginalized communities such as LGBTQIA+ …
- Cultural Competence (Cultural Competency, Cultural Responsiveness)
- The ability of service providers, organisations, and systems to effectively deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of diverse populations. In accessibility and healthcar…
- Data Representativeness (Dataset Representativeness, Demographic Representativeness)
- The degree to which a dataset reflects the diversity of the population it is intended to serve, particularly across demographic dimensions such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, and socioec…
- Deinstitutionalisation (Deinstitutionalization)
- The process of transitioning people with disabilities — particularly intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions — from large, segregated residential institutions into community-based livin…
- Dementia Advocacy (Dementia self-advocacy)
- Dementia advocacy encompasses efforts by people living with dementia, caregivers, and allies to promote more inclusive, dignified, and rights-based understandings of dementia in public discourse, poli…
- Disability culture (Crip culture)
- A cultural movement and identity framework that celebrates the diversity disability brings, recognizing the positive aspects of the disability experience — community, solidarity, creativity, and uniqu…
- Disability pride
- A positive affirmation of disability identity that rejects shame, pity, and the desire to be "fixed" or "cured." Disability pride is a core element of disability culture, rooted in the belief that dis…
- Disabled researcher (Researcher with disability, VI researcher)
- A researcher who has a disability and conducts academic research, often — but not exclusively — in disability-related fields. Disabled researchers bring unique lived experience and situated knowledge …
- E-learning accessibility (Online learning accessibility, Accessible e-learning)
- The design and delivery of online educational content and platforms so that learners with disabilities can participate equally. This includes accessible learning management systems, video lectures wit…
- Embodied participation (Embodied presence)
- The experience of being physically present and actively engaged in a shared space through one's body or a technological proxy for it. In accessibility contexts, embodied participation refers to how te…
- Empathetic technical support (Humanizing tech support)
- Technical assistance that combines practical problem-solving with emotional attunement to the user's affective state, particularly important when supporting disabled users who may experience frustrati…
- Green Space Accessibility (Outdoor Leisure Accessibility, Park Accessibility)
- The design and adaptation of natural environments such as parks, gardens, forests, and countryside areas to be usable and enjoyable by people with disabilities. Green space accessibility encompasses m…
- Inclusive pedagogy (Inclusive teaching, Inclusive educational practice)
- Teaching approaches and practices designed to ensure all students — including those with disabilities — can meaningfully participate in and benefit from educational experiences. Inclusive pedagogy goe…
- Intersectionality
- A framework for understanding how different aspects of a person's identity — including disability, race, gender, class, immigration status, language, and age — interact to create unique experiences of…
- LGBTQIA+ (LGBTQ+, LGBT, Queer Community)
- An acronym representing the diverse community of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual or agender, and other sexual orientations and gende…
- Language Access (Language Services, Linguistic Access)
- The provision of services and resources that enable people with limited proficiency in the dominant language to meaningfully access information, programmes, and services. Language access encompasses p…