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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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