Etymology

disability dongle

Today it means: A disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people. Full definition →

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Coined by disability design activist Liz Jackson in 2019.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.