1. Negative attitudes and prejudice toward an individual based on physical, mental, or physical and mental disabilities. Fierros, E. G. (2006). One Size Does Not Fit All: A Response to

Refers to the design of products, devices, services or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both direct access (i.e. unassisted) and indirect access, meaning compatibility

Any action taken or required to correct effects of past discrimination, to eliminate present discrimination or to prevent discrimination in the future. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated

A person who is internally ungendered or does not have a felt sense of gender identity University of California-Berkeley Gender Equity Center. (2013). Definition of terms: agender. Retrieved from http://geneq.berkeley.edu/lgbt_resources_definiton_of_terms#agender.

A term used to describe a female-bodied and female-identified person who prefers presenting asmasculine. This term is most commonly used in urban communities of color. University of California-Berkeley Gender Equity

In the popular sense, an agnostic is someone who neither believes nor disbelieves in God, whereas anatheist disbelieves in God. In the strict sense, however, agnosticism is the view that

Any person not a citizen or national of the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (2015). Glossary: alien. Retrieved from https://www.uscis.gov/tools/glossary. (illegal) An alien who has entered the United

Diversity includes all the ways in which people differ, and it encompasses all the different characteristics that make one individual or group different from another. A broad definition includes not

Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexualidentity, etc.) and who works in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for

Enacted in 1990, the ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areasof public life, including jobs, schools, transportation and all public and

Someone who reflects an appearance that is both masculine and feminine, or who appears to be neither or both a boy anda girl. Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán. (2003). Glossary

Refers to prejudice and/or discrimination against Jews as individuals and as a group. Anti-Semitism is based on stereotypes and myths that target Jews as a people, their religious practices and

Refers to a person who does not experience sexual attraction or has little interest in sexual activity. American Psychological Association – Divisions 16 and 44. (2015). Key terms and concepts

The process whereby a group gradually adopts the characteristics of another culture.14 [Sociologists commonlydistinguish between forced and unforced assimilation. In forced assimilation, a person or group is compelled to takeon

 A lack of belief in gods and supernatural beings.  American Atheists. What is atheism? (n.d.). Retrieved from https://atheists.org/activism/resources/what-is-atheism.

A tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly. Bias [Def. simple]. (n.d.). In Merriam Webster Online, Retrieved

A person who is bicultural could function effectively and appropriately and can select appropriate behaviors, values and attitudes within two cultures. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with

A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same gender/sex person. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside]. (2006). LGBTQI terminology (PDF). Retrieved from

A person whose gender identity is a combination of male/man and female/woman. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside]. (2006). LGBTQI terminology (PDF). Retrieved

Intolerant prejudice that glorifies one’s own group and denigrates members of other groups. Racial Equity Resource Guide. (n.d.). Glossary. Retrieved from http://www.racialequityresourceguide.org/about/glossary.

Refers to a person’s biological status and is typically categorized as male, female or intersex. There are many indicators ofbiological sex, including sex chromosomes, gonads, internal reproductive organs and external

1. The irrational fear and intolerance of people who are bisexual. Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán. (2003). Glossary of terms relating to sexuality and gender (PDF). Retrieved from http://www.nationalmecha.org/documents/GS_Terms.pdf.  

Also bi. Having emotional, romantic or sexual attractions to both men and women,25 but not necessarily simultaneously or equally.26[This term is used differently by different people. This website provides many

A term most frequently used to describe a severe vision loss. Either blind or low vision are acceptable terms todescribe all degrees of vision loss. ABILITY magazine. (n.d.). Guidelines to

Domestic partnerships create a legal relationship for the couple that is like marriage in manystates. In many states domestic partnerships mean that the couple will be treated the same as

Men who dress as women for entertaining others at bars, clubs or other events. The term drag king refers to women who dress as men for entertaining others at bars, clubs

Replaces the terms non-transgender or bio man/bio woman to refer to individuals who have a match between the sex they were assigned at birth, their bodies and their gender identity.

The set of attitudes and behaviors which value and normalize cisgender people, while keeping transgender and gender non-conforming people invisible or treating them as inferior or deviant. Grollman, E. A.

The Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, required equal access to public places and employment and enforced desegregation of schools and the right to

A relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. See also marriage and domestic partnership. Southern