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There is something I would like to add to the Disability Thinking Blog, and I’d like some help with it.

One of my favorite blogs for general political discussion, from a particular point of view (generally liberal / progressive), has a three-part “Lexicon”, which gives funny, insightful “definitions” for all sorts of formal and informal terms related to politics, and particularly how politics are discussed on the Internet. You can check them out at these links:

Balloon Juice Lexicon:

• A-H
• I-P
• Q-Z

What I have in mind is a similar Lexicon for disability-related issues, culture, and Internet discourse. Here are some of the terms I'd like to start with:

Disability Lexicon

Ableism / Disableism

People First Language

Spoon Theory / Spoonie

Handicapped

Differently-Abled

Appropriation / Appropriative

Intersectionality

Medical Model

Social Model

Reasonable Accommodation

Accessibility

Universal Design

Autism Speaks

Neurotypical

Intellectual Disability

Retarded

Advocacy

Center for Independent Living

Assisted Living

Olmstead

ADA / Americans with Disabilities Act

Nursing Home

Home Care

Personal Assistance Services

Sheltered Workshop

Supported Employment

Developmental Disability / Developmentally Disabled

Special Needs

IEP / Individualized Education Plan

Special Education

Vocational Rehabilitation

Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Assistive Technology

Devotee

Microaggression

Stimming

I’d like it if all the definitions could have a somewhat humorous, sarcastic tone, but also be more or less accurate. Or, at least accurate from a more or less “social model”, “crip culture” perspective. For that reason, I have mostly left out disability types, since I can’t really think of any sarcastic things to say about them at the moment.

Would anyone like to take a stab at any of these definitions? Would this even work? Should use a different approach … maybe straightforward, without sarcasm?