Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Reminiscence therapy(also: Reminiscence, Life review therapy, Memory sharing)
- A therapeutic intervention widely used with older adults and people with dementia that involves the structured recall and sharing of personal memories and life experiences, often supported by prompts such as photographs, music, objects, or — increasingly — digital technologies.…
- Retinitis Pigmentosa(also: RP)
- A group of inherited genetic disorders that cause progressive degeneration of the retina, typically beginning with loss of night vision and peripheral vision and potentially leading to tunnel vision or complete blindness. RP affects the rod photoreceptor cells first, then may…
- Retinitis pigmentosa(also: RP)
- A group of inherited genetic disorders that cause progressive degeneration of the retina, typically beginning with loss of night vision and peripheral vision and gradually narrowing the visual field (tunnel vision) over years or decades. Some people with RP eventually lose most…
- Rett Syndrome(also: RTT)
- A rare, X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder caused in most cases by mutations in the MECP2 gene, affecting almost exclusively females. After typical early development, children with Rett syndrome lose purposeful hand use and acquired speech between 6-18 months, develop…
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