Accessibility- Ensures participation and representation of everyone along the continuum of human ability and experience. Accessibility encompasses the broader meanings of compliance and refers to how organizations make space for the characteristics that

each person brings (adapted from American Alliance of Museums).

​

Ableism- Discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior. (Harvard Business Review)

​

Lived Experience- The term is used to describe the first-hand accounts and impressions of living as a member of a minority or oppressed group. When women talk about what it's like to be female in a predominantly male geek community, they are describing their lived experiences. (Dear Nexus)

​

Privilege- Unearned social power accorded by the formal and informal institutions of society to ALL members of a dominant group (e.g. white privilege, male privilege, etc.). Privilege is usually invisible to those who have it because we're taught not to see it, but nevertheless it puts them at an advantage over those who do not have it. (Racial Equity Tools)

​