Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Fluctuating Access Needs(also: Dynamic Access Needs, Variable Access Needs)
- Accessibility requirements that change over time for a single individual, varying based on factors such as energy levels, symptoms, time of day, environment, medication, menstrual cycle, cognitive load, and fatigue. Common among people with chronic illnesses, neurodivergence,…
- Functional Equivalency(also: Functional Equivalence, Communication Equivalence)
- The principle that accommodations and alternative formats should provide people with disabilities an experience that is comparable in quality, timeliness, and completeness to that of non-disabled users. In the context of communication access, functional equivalency means that a…
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