Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Manual Muscle Testing(also: MMT, Muscle Strength Testing)
- Manual muscle testing (MMT) is a clinical assessment technique used by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to evaluate the strength of individual muscles or muscle groups. The examiner applies resistance to the patient's movement and…
- Mini-Mental State Examination(also: MMSE, Mini-Mental State Exam, Folstein Test)
- A widely used brief screening tool for cognitive impairment, originally developed in 1975. The MMSE assesses orientation, memory, attention, language, and visuospatial skills through a series of questions and tasks, yielding a score out of 30. Scores below 24 typically indicate…
- Mini-VLAT(also: Miniature VLAT)
- A 12-item short-form version of the Visualization Literacy Assessment Test developed by Pandey and Ottley that preserves reliability while reducing participant burden. Each chart type from the original VLAT is represented by a single question, making it well-suited for…
- Minimum Clinically Important Difference(also: MCID, Minimal Clinically Important Difference)
- The smallest change in a measurement that is perceived as beneficial or meaningful from a clinical perspective. MCID thresholds help researchers and clinicians distinguish statistically significant changes from clinically meaningful improvements. In digital health and assistive…
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