Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Help-Seeking(also: Help seeking behavior)
- The deliberate process of asking for, searching for, or otherwise obtaining assistance to complete a task, learn a feature, or resolve a breakdown. In accessibility contexts, help-seeking is often shaped by inaccessible documentation, visually oriented tutorials, and the cost of…
- Hostile Design(also: Hostile architecture, Deterrent design)
- A design orientation in which systems — physical, digital, or bureaucratic — are intentionally configured to deter use, discourage certain populations, or reduce uptake, rather than to enable access. Originally applied to urban features like anti-homeless benches and spikes, the…
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