Ableism
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 […]
Accessibility
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 […]
Accommodation
Something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need. Accommodation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accommodation. Accessed 22 Apr. 2020.
Affirmative Action
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 […]
Agender
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.
Aggressive
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 […]
Agnosticism
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 […]
Alien
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 […]
Ally
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 […]
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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 […]
