Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- SHT Liaison(also: Smart Home Technology Liaison)
- A role identified in accessibility research where a non-disabled person—often a caregiver, family member, or friend—takes responsibility for researching, setting up, troubleshooting, and maintaining smart home technology on behalf of a disabled user. Unlike the pilot-passenger…
- Safety Check-in(also: Wellness Check-in, Check-in Call)
- A safety check-in is a brief remote-communication exchange — most often a phone call, text, or app-based 'ping' — whose primary purpose is to confirm the safety and wellbeing of a person at a distance, rather than to exchange substantive information. The pattern is common in…
- Support worker(also: Disability support worker, Direct support professional, DSP)
- A person employed to provide direct assistance and support to people with disabilities in their daily lives. Support workers help with activities of daily living, skill development, community participation, health monitoring, and personal care. In disability community centres…
- Supporting Individual(also: Support Person, Ally)
- A person — such as a partner, family member, friend, or caregiver — who provides assistance to someone with a disability and may also seek information and support on their behalf. In online disability communities, supporting individuals often search for guidance on assistive…
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