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Glossary

Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Deafness
A hearing loss profound enough that a person cannot rely on hearing as the primary channel for language and environmental awareness, typically defined audiologically as a loss of 90 decibels or more in the better ear. Deafness exists on a spectrum and has strong cultural…

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