Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Late-Life Disability(also: Age-Related Disability, Acquired Age-Related Disability)
- Disability that develops gradually as a person ages, including changes in vision, hearing, motor control, and cognition. Unlike disabilities present from birth or acquired through injury, late-life disabilities often develop incrementally, and individuals may not identify as…
- Loss Aversion
- A cognitive bias in which people experience the pain of losing something more intensely than the pleasure of gaining something of equal value. In the context of technology accessibility and aging, loss aversion significantly influences older adults' adoption of digital tools,…
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