Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Key Word Signing(also: KWS, Keyword Signing, Signs Supporting English)
- An augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) method that uses manual signs from a national sign language alongside spoken words to support communication. Unlike native sign language, KWS users sign only the key content words while speaking complete sentences, making it…
- Oralism(also: Oral Method, Oral Education)
- An educational philosophy and approach for deaf and hard of hearing individuals that emphasizes spoken language and lip-reading over the use of sign language. Historically, oralism dominated deaf education following the 1880 Milan Conference, which effectively banned sign…
- Signed Exact English(also: SEE, SEE-II, Signing Exact English)
- A manually coded sign system that represents spoken English visually by following English grammar, word order, and morphology rather than using the natural grammar of American Sign Language (ASL). Unlike ASL, which is a distinct language with its own syntax and structure, Signed…
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