SSA Ontology
Glossary Of System Led Distortion
A permanent publication within the SSA Ontology, with a stable web address and machine-readable identity.
Glossary of System-Led Distortion
These terms name the subtle and structural ways systems distort, co-opt, or weaponise survival behaviour. When the rules don’t match the reality, distortion becomes normalized — and people get punished for not conforming to misdesigned models.
🧾 Formfield Distortion
When the Form Doesn’t Fit the Person
When the design of systems (e.g. government forms, assessments, or online portals) forces a person to misrepresent themselves in order to access support. This distorts identity and data while punishing honesty.
⛓️ Compliance Entrapment
Punished for Following the Rules
When a person follows the official rules but still ends up penalised because the system's true expectations are unspoken, inconsistent, or change without notice.
🔃 Loop Logic
Endless Proof, No Resolution
When a system requires constant reproof of need, identity, or eligibility — even after a person has already been verified. Often used to delay or deny support through “process over person” logic.
💼 Fix-First Framing
Support Hinges on Self-Correction
When systems imply that support can only be given after the individual “fixes” themselves — putting the burden of access on personal change rather than systemic adaptation.
📉 Benevolent Downgrade
Support That Lowers Capacity
When a person accepts help, but that help limits their options, reduces their independence, or removes authorship. The system frames it as benevolent while decreasing quality of life.
SSA™ Glossary Index
A collection of protected semantic frameworks written by lived-experience authors. Each glossary holds the line against pattern theft, narrative laundering, and coercive rewording.
Digital Sovereignty Terms
These terms defend the metadata of lived experience in digital systems.
View Entries →Strategic Self-Advocacy™ Lexicon
The core terms that scaffold SSA™ and uphold protocol-layer authorship.
View Entries →Weaponised Access Terms
These terms unpack how institutions weaponise the language of inclusion while reinforcing control.
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