Disability & Access
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- accessibility/əkˌsɛs.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/noun · B2+How easily a place or service can be used by everybody.
- accessible toiletnoun · B1A lavatory designed for people with disabilities.
- adaptation/ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/noun · C1A film made from a book or a play.
- advocacy/ˈæd.və.kə.si/noun · C1Speaking up on behalf of somebody who needs support.
- allowance/əˈlaʊəns/noun · C1The weekly money parents give a child to manage.
- alt textnoun · B2A written description of a picture for those who cannot see it.
- assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/noun · B2+A careful judgement of how good or how much.
- assistance dognoun · B2A dog trained to help somebody with a disability.
- audio descriptionnoun · B2A spoken account of what is happening on screen.
- audit/ˈɔːdɪt/noun · C1An official inspection of accounts or processes.
- autism/ˈɔːtɪzəm/noun · B2+A condition affecting how somebody communicates and senses the world.
- barrier-freeadjective · B2Designed so that nothing blocks the way in.
- benefit/ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/noun · A2+Money paid by the state to those who qualify.
- blue badgenoun · C1A permit allowing disabled drivers to park closer.
- braille/ˈbɹeɪ̯l/noun · B2+A writing system of raised dots read by touch.
- carer/ˈkɛəɹə/noun · B1+A person who looks after somebody unable to manage alone.
- closed captionsnoun · B2On-screen text of speech and sound for the deaf.
- compliance/kəmˈplaɪ.əns/noun · C1Doing everything the rules and laws require.
- contrast/ˈkɒntɹɑːst/noun · B1+The sharp difference that shows when two things sit side by side.
- crutch/ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/noun · B1+A stick under your arm that helps you walk with a broken leg.
- disability/dɪsəˈbɪlɪti/noun · B2A condition that limits what somebody can do.
- discrimination/dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/noun · C1Treating people worse because of who they are.
- dropped kerbnoun · C1A lowered edge that lets wheels cross the pavement.
- dyslexia/(ˌ)dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/noun · B2+A difficulty in reading and spelling despite good ability.
- elevator/ˈɛləˌveɪtə/noun · A2The small moving room that carries you up a tall building.
- eligibility/ˌɛl.ɪ.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/noun · B2+Meeting the conditions for something.
- entitlement/ənˈtaɪtəlmənt/noun · C1Something you have a right to receive.
- escalator/ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/noun · B1+The moving metal steps in shopping centers and stations.
- evacuation plannoun · B2The arrangements for getting everybody out safely.
- exclusion/ɪksˈkluːʒən/noun · B2+The shutting out of somebody or something.
- grab railnoun · B2A short bar fixed to a wall beside a bath or toilet, which you take hold of to steady yourself.
- guide dognoun · B1A trained dog that leads a blind person.
- handrail/ˈhændˌɹeɪl/noun · B2A rail to hold onto for support.
- hard of hearingphrase · B2Having difficulty in hearing sounds.
- hearing aidnoun · B1A small device that makes sounds louder.
- impairment/ɪmˈpɛəmənt/noun · C1A loss or reduction of a bodily or mental function.
- inclusion/ɪnˈkluːʒən/noun · B2+Making sure nobody is left out.
- induction loopnoun · C1A system that sends sound straight to a hearing aid.
- interpreter/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/noun · B2+A person who turns speech into another language as it happens.
- large printnoun · B2Text set unusually big for easier reading.
- learning difficultynoun · B2A condition that makes learning harder than usual.
- legible/ˈlɛd͡ʒəbl/adjective · B2+Clear enough to be read easily.
- lip-readingnoun · B2Understanding speech by watching the mouth.
- mobility aidnoun · B2Equipment that helps somebody move about.
- mobility scooternoun · B2A small powered seat for somebody who cannot walk far.
- neurodiverse/ˌnjʊəɹə(ʊ)daɪˈvɜːs/adjective · C1Whose mind works differently from the typical pattern.
- pictogram/ˈpɪk.tə.ɡɹæm/noun · C1A simple picture used in place of words.
- plain languagenoun · B2Wording kept simple so anybody can follow it.
- priority seatnoun · B1A seat kept for those who most need it.
- prosthetic/ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/noun · B2+An artificial replacement for a missing body part.
- provision/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/noun · B2+What is supplied to meet a need.
- reasonable adjustmentnoun · C1A change an employer must make so a worker can do the job.
- refuge pointnoun · C1A safe place to wait for help in an emergency.
- reserved spacenoun · B2A parking place kept for a particular use.
- respite/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/noun · C1A short rest from something difficult.
- screen readernoun · B2Software that reads out what is on a display.
- sign languagenoun · B1A language made of hand shapes and movement.
- signage/ˈsaɪnɪd͡ʒ/noun · C1The signs put up to guide people about.
- stairliftnoun · B2A seat that carries somebody up a staircase.
- step-freeadjective · B2Reachable without having to climb any stairs.
- subtitlesnoun · B1The translated lines running along the bottom of a foreign film.
- support workernoun · B2Somebody paid to help another with daily life.
- tactile pavingnoun · C1Textured ground that can be felt underfoot as a warning.
- universal designnoun · C1Designing so that everybody can use something.
- visually impairedadjective · B2Having very limited or no sight.
- walking framenoun · B2A light frame leaned on while walking.
- wheelchair/ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/noun · B1A chair on wheels for people who cannot walk.
- wheelchair rampnoun · B1A slope that lets wheels go where steps would stop them.
- white canenoun · B2The stick a blind person uses to feel the way.