When disabled individuals self-report quality of life, they consistently rate their own health states higher than non-disabled evaluators predict, a phenomenon documented by Albrecht and Devlieger as the 'disability paradox'.

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Albrecht and Devlieger(as used in disability studies scholarship): Two researchers who studied how disabled people actually feel about their lives and discovered this gap between their own reports of satisfaction and others' predictions of unhappiness.
Disability paradox(as used in disability philosophy and research): The surprising observation that people living with disabilities often report feeling satisfied and content with their lives, even though non-disabled people assume they must be unhappy.
Health states(as used in medical and disability research): Different conditions or levels of physical and mental well-being that a person might experience.
Non-disabled evaluators(as used in disability studies): People without disabilities who assess or make judgments about situations, often from an outside perspective rather than lived experience.

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