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Sign language

Glossary S

German Sign Language is a visual-manual language with its own grammar, used primarily by deaf peo...

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Sign language interpreter

Glossary S

Sign language interpreters interpret between spoken language and sign language.

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Flipped Classroom / Inverted Classroom

Glossary F

A teaching method based on blended learning, in which the roles of homework and lesson delivery a...

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Fidget toys

Glossary F

Small, handy objects such as cubes, spinners or balls that help to improve concentration or reduc...

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Fidget rings / Rotating rings

Glossary F

Simple rings with moving parts that help people with anxiety disorders, autism or ADHD to manage ...

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Equity Design

Glossary E

Equity Design is a design approach that actively integrates social justice into the design proces...

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Empowerment

Glossary E

The term ‘empowerment’ originates from English and essentially means ‘empowerment’ or ‘self-empow...

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Electronic communication aids

Glossary E

Electronic communication aids are electronic devices that produce spoken or written language. The...

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Plain language

Glossary P

A simplified form of standard language, characterised by short sentences, simple sentence structu...

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Discrimination/Unequal treatment

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In legal terms, discrimination occurs when people are treated unfairly – for example, because of ...

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Disablism

Glossary D

Disablism refers to the specific discriminatory, derogatory or disadvantageous behaviours that st...

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Disability Mainstreaming

Glossary D

Disability mainstreaming means that the needs of people with disabilities are systematically inco...

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Disability Justice

Glossary D

Disability Justice is an approach that does not merely focus on legal rights for people with disa...

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Disability Dongle

Glossary D

The term ‘Disability Dongle’ describes technical solutions or designs – such as assistive devices...

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Digital accessibility

Glossary D

Digital accessibility can be described in a single sentence as follows: “Digital accessibility is...

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Design for All

Glossary D

Design for All is the German term for Universal Design and describes an approach in which product...

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Curb-Cut Effect

Glossary C

The Curb-Cut Effect is the phenomenon whereby facilities designed for people with disabilities ar...

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Cochlear implant, CI, hearing aid

Glossary C

A cochlear implant, or CI for short, is a technical hearing aid that can, to a certain extent, co...

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Crip Time

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Crip Time is a concept that describes how people with disabilities, chronic illnesses or neurodiv...

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Crip

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The word ‘crip’ is derived from the English term ‘cripple’, which means ‘cripple’ in German. Orig...

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