Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Civic Technology(also: Civic Tech, Civic Hacking)
- Technology developed by community members, advocacy groups, or volunteers to improve public services, increase government transparency, and address civic challenges. In accessibility, civic technology includes open-source tools and platforms built to monitor and improve the…
- Counteractive Frictions(also: Counteractive Friction)
- A concept introduced by Ly et al. for the deliberate, strategically produced disruptions that marginalised communities generate to contest hegemonic infrastructures — petitions, protests, Human Rights Tribunal filings, targeted social-media campaigns, guerrilla postering.…
- Curb Cut Effect(also: Curb Cut Phenomenon, Electronic Curb Cut)
- The phenomenon whereby accessibility features designed for people with disabilities end up benefiting a much broader population. Named after sidewalk curb cuts — ramps originally mandated for wheelchair users that also help people with strollers, bicycles, rolling luggage,…
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