Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Computer-Based Speech Training(also: CBST, Computer-Aided Speech Training, CAST)
- Computer-based speech training (CBST) refers to software systems designed to help individuals improve their speech production through automated exercises, feedback, and practice. These systems typically present target words or utterances, capture the user's speech through a…
- Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test(also: FAST)
- A brief, standardized assessment tool used to screen for the presence and severity of aphasia in stroke survivors and others with acquired language impairments. The FAST evaluates four language areas: comprehension, expression, reading, and writing, providing scores out of 30.…
- Mind Map(also: Mind Mapping, Concept Map)
- A diagram that organises information radially around a central topic, with branches and sub-branches showing related ideas, supporting details, and their connections. Mind maps were popularised in the 1970s by Tony Buzan as a general study and note-taking technique. In…
- Mispronunciation Detection(also: Pronunciation Error Detection, Mispronunciation Diagnosis)
- Mispronunciation detection is the automated process of identifying errors in a speaker's pronunciation by comparing their speech production against a target or expected utterance. In assistive technology and speech training systems, mispronunciation detection goes beyond simple…
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