Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- School Management Resistance(also: Administrative Resistance)
- Opposition or skepticism from school leadership and administration toward the integration of technology in educational settings. In schools for the blind in India, management resistance manifests as policies restricting mobile phone use, interpreting technology use as laziness…
- Scribe(also: Amanuensis, Exam Writer)
- A person who writes or types on behalf of a student with a disability during examinations, transcribing the student's dictated answers. In India, students with vision impairments typically complete exams in Braille up to 9th grade but must transition to using scribes for public…
- Section 504(also: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a US federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. It requires educational institutions, government agencies, and other…
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