Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
7 results found in physical disability.
- Functional Classification (Sport Classification, Player Classification)
- A system used in adaptive and Paralympic sports to group athletes into categories based on their physical functional abilities rather than their specific medical diagnosis. In wheelchair basketball, p…
- Mobility Impairment (Mobility Disability, Physical Mobility Limitation)
- A condition that limits a person's ability to move freely and independently, affecting functions such as walking, climbing stairs, or maintaining balance. Mobility impairments can result from congenit…
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- A group of inherited genetic conditions that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles, the muscles that control movement. There are many types of muscular dystrophy varying in s…
- Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Damage to the spinal cord that results in partial or complete loss of motor function, sensation, or both below the level of injury. The location of injury along the spine determines which abilities ar…
- Symbrachydactyly
- A rare congenital condition in which a child is born with abnormally short fingers that may be webbed, misshapen, or missing. The name combines "sym" (joined), "brachy" (short), and "dactyly" (finger)…
- Upper Body Motor Impairment (Upper Limb Impairment, Upper Extremity Disability)
- A condition affecting the motor function of the arms, hands, or upper body that limits or prevents the use of standard input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touchscreens. Upper body motor impairm…
- Upper-Limb Impairment (Upper Extremity Impairment, Arm Impairment, Hand Impairment)
- A physical disability affecting the arms, hands, or fingers that limits a person's ability to perform fine motor tasks such as typing, using a mouse, or operating touchscreen devices. Upper-limb impai…