disability dongle

noun

A disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people.

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Meanings

noundisability dongle (plural disability dongles)

plural disability dongles

  1. derogatoryhumorousA disability aid that would be unhelpful and burdensome for its intended users, but that seems like an elegant solution to nondisabled people.

Origin

Coined by disability design activist Liz Jackson in 2019.

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APA

disability dongle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability%20dongle

MLA

“disability dongle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability%20dongle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disability dongle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disability%20dongle.

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