AAPI = Asian American & Pacific Islander
BAIPOC = Black, Asian, Indigenous, & (Other) People of Color
BIPOC = Black, Indigenous, & (Other) People of Color
DEI = Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
DEIA = Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibiity
REI = Race, Equity, & Inclusion
"People of the Global Majority" is favored by many, rather than referring to People of Color as 'Minorities' or 'Minority Groups'.
Racial Equity Tools GlossaryA downloadable PDF with a Glossary of terms related to Racial Equity along with their full definitions and the originating source.
Anti-Racism
Anti-Racism is defined as the work of actively opposing racism by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life. Anti-racism tends to be an individualized approach, and set up in opposition to individual racist behaviors and impacts.
Anti-Racist
An anti-racist is someone who is supporting an antiracist policy through their actions or expressing antiracist ideas. This includes the expression of ideas that racial groups are equals and do not need developing, and supporting policies that reduce racial inequity.
Neurodiversity = a recognition that not all brains think or feel the same way, and that these differences are natural variations in the human genome. A group of people are neurodiverse, an individual is not.
Neurodivergent = an individual who has a less typical cognitive variation such as Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc.
Neurotypical = individuals of typical development, and intellectual/cognitive functioning.
Neuronormative = when a neurodivergent individual masks their neurodivergent characteristics in order to fit into society’s standards of neurotypical behavior.
The above definitions are from the University of Glasgow
DEIA: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility
Ableism: discrimination and social prejudice which favors able-bodied people, and puts people with disabilities and/or those with a perceived disability at a disadvantage.
Disability Rights: a movement which has historically focused on the rights of White people with disabilities, with an emphasis on White men.
Disability Justice: centers the priorities and approaches of those most historically excluded groups, such as women, people of color, immigrants, and people who identify as LGBTQ+.