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Passing(also: Passing as non-disabled, Neurotypical passing)

The act of concealing one's disability or neurodivergence to be perceived as non-disabled or neurotypical by others. Passing can be a deliberate strategy to avoid stigma, discrimination, or unwanted attention, or it may occur by default when a disability is not visible. While…

Peripheral Awareness(also: Peripheral Perception, Ambient Awareness)

The innate ability to unconsciously maintain and constantly update a sense of one's social and physical surroundings without actively directing attention to them. In accessibility contexts, peripheral awareness is critical for social interaction, as sighted people effortlessly…

Photo Sharing(also: Photograph Sharing, Image Sharing)

The activity of showing, distributing, or discussing photographs with others — in person, via email, or through social-networking platforms. As a social practice it conveys memories, experiences, and identity; as an accessibility concern it presents barriers for blind and…

Postcolonial Computing

A critical framework that examines how technology design and adoption can perpetuate subtle dimensions of coloniality, under-represent certain regions such as the Global South and Indigenous societies, and marginalize their cultures and practices. In accessibility, postcolonial…

Power Dynamics in Accessibility(also: Access Power Relations)

The ways in which power operates within the systems that govern assistive technology provision, disability services, and access to accommodations. Power dynamics manifest through institutional gatekeeping (who defines what counts as AT and who qualifies), information asymmetry…

Power Structures(also: Structural Power, Power Dynamics)

The institutional, social, and economic arrangements that distribute power unevenly across groups in society, determining who has access to resources, decision-making authority, and the ability to define norms. In accessibility contexts, power structures shape which disabilities…

Prosociality(also: Prosocial Behavior, Prosocial Behaviour)

Prosociality refers to voluntary behaviour intended to benefit others, including helping, sharing, comforting, and cooperating. In accessibility and dementia research, prosocial acts observed during group activities - passing a card so a peer can see it, a reassuring touch on…

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