Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
40 results found in inclusion.
- Language Accessibility (Linguistic Accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring that information, services, and digital content are available and comprehensible in the languages that people actually use and prefer. Language accessibility extends beyond tr…
- 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…
- Misgendering
- The act of referring to someone using language that does not reflect their gender identity, such as incorrect pronouns, titles, or gendered terms. In digital accessibility and AI contexts, misgenderin…
- Mixed Hearing Groups (Mixed Hearing Settings, Mixed Ability Hearing Groups)
- Groups that include people with different hearing abilities, typically d/Deaf individuals, hard of hearing individuals, hearing individuals, and sign language interpreters communicating together. Mixe…
- Mixed-Ability Collaboration (Cross-Ability Collaboration, Mixed-Ability Teamwork)
- Collaborative work involving people with different abilities, such as sighted and blind team members working together on shared tasks. Mixed-ability collaboration requires tools and practices that acc…
- Musicking
- A term coined by musicologist Christopher Small to describe music as an activity or process rather than a thing. Musicking encompasses all participation in a musical performance—playing, listening, da…
- Neuronormativity (Neurotypical bias, Neuronormative standards)
- The set of assumptions, norms, and practices that privilege neurotypical cognition as the default and superior way of thinking, communicating, and functioning, while treating neurodivergent ways of pr…
- Non-visible disability (Hidden disability, Non-apparent disability)
- A disability that is not immediately apparent to others through visual observation. Non-visible disabilities include neurodivergent conditions (autism, ADHD, dyslexia), mental health conditions (anxie…
- Print Illiteracy (Alipi)
- A condition where a literate person is unable to meaningfully access or use written web content, not because they cannot read, but because the content is presented in a language, script, or format the…
- STEM (STEM Education, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics)
- An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, used to describe educational disciplines and career fields. In accessibility contexts, STEM engagement is particularly important becau…
- Social Capital
- The networks of relationships, shared norms, trust, and reciprocity that enable individuals and communities to function effectively and access resources. People with intellectual disabilities often ha…
- Social Prescribing (Community Prescribing, Non-Medical Referral)
- A non-medical intervention that links clinical practice with community-based activities and support services to improve health and wellbeing. In the context of accessibility, social prescribing connec…
- Supported Employment (SE)
- An approach to helping people with significant disabilities find and maintain competitive employment in integrated work settings, with ongoing support as needed. Unlike sheltered workshops or segregat…
- Survey Accessibility (Accessible Surveys, Inclusive Survey Design)
- The practice of designing surveys, questionnaires, and assessment tools so they can be completed by people with diverse abilities, languages, and communication preferences. Survey accessibility encomp…
- Telepresence robot (Telepresence, Remote presence robot)
- A mobile robotic device that enables a remote user to have a physical presence in a distant location, typically featuring a screen displaying the user's face, a camera, microphone, speaker, and wheels…
- Universal Usability
- An approach to technology design that aims to make systems usable by the widest possible range of people, including children, older adults, people with various impairments, people engaged in other tas…
- Vocational Inclusion (Employment Inclusion, Labor Market Inclusion)
- The meaningful participation of people with disabilities in the labor market, encompassing not just job placement but access to professional development, training, career advancement, and equitable wo…
- Web Inclusion (Digital Inclusion, Web for All)
- The principle and practice of ensuring that the web is usable by and beneficial to all people, regardless of disability, language, literacy, cultural background, technical proficiency, or socio-econom…
- Workplace Inclusion (Inclusive Workplace)
- The practice of creating work environments where all employees, including those with disabilities, can participate fully, contribute their skills, and access the same opportunities for development and…