Protactile
A language of touch developed by people who are deafblind to communicate with each other.
Author: Stacy Kess
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deafblind
A condition in which a person is both blind or has low vision and is deaf or hard of hearing. Deafblind is written as one word, no hyphen, to show the condition is distinct.
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Whose words survive
In conflict reporting, whose words are heard above the noise of bombs and gunfire? Accessibility is more than WCAG. It’s about trauma-informed reporting and editing.
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euphemism
A word or phrase used to replace language that some might find harsh, offensive, brazen, or disgusting.
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active voice
A sentence construction that in which the subject acts upon the object. As opposed to passive voice, in this sentence the subject directly performs the action.
