Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
3 results found in representation.
- Inclusive Imagery (Inclusive Representation, Disability-Inclusive Media)
- Visual content that authentically and respectfully represents people with disabilities and other marginalized groups. Inclusive imagery goes beyond accessibility (having alternative text) to address h…
- Overcompensation (Positive overcorrection, Debiasing overcorrection)
- In the context of AI bias and disability representation, overcompensation (also called positive overcorrection) refers to a failure mode in which a model's debiasing mechanisms over-adjust away from n…
- Toxic positivity (Forced positivity, Positive bypassing)
- Toxic positivity refers to the excessive promotion of optimistic or uplifting framing that dismisses, minimises, or erases negative emotions, suffering, and genuine hardship. In disability contexts, t…