Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Listening Rate(also: Comprehension Speed, Listening Speed)
- The maximum speed at which an individual can accurately comprehend spoken or synthesized speech, typically measured as a normalized value or in words per minute. Research shows that experienced screen reader users can achieve listening rates far exceeding typical human speech…
- Loudness Recruitment(also: Recruitment, Hyperacusis-like Recruitment)
- Loudness recruitment is a common consequence of sensorineural hearing loss in which the range between 'just audible' and 'uncomfortably loud' sounds is compressed — quiet sounds are harder to hear, but sounds above threshold grow louder more rapidly than in a typical listener.…
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