Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Upper-Limb Impairment(also: Upper Extremity Impairment, Arm Impairment, Hand Impairment)
- A physical disability affecting the arms, hands, or fingers that limits a person's ability to perform fine motor tasks such as typing, using a mouse, or operating touchscreen devices. Upper-limb impairments can result from conditions including spinal cord injury, stroke,…
- Usher Syndrome(also: Usher's Syndrome)
- A genetic condition that is the most common cause of combined deafness and blindness (deafblindness). It is characterized by sensorineural hearing loss present from birth and progressive vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa, which typically begins in adolescence or young…
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