Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Reacher(also: Grabber, Reacher-Grabber, Grabber Tool)
- A reacher (also called a grabber or reacher-grabber) is a low-cost handheld assistive device — typically a lightweight aluminum or plastic shaft 60-90 cm long with a trigger handle at one end and a pair of gripping jaws at the other — used by people with limited reach, mobility,…
- Recreational Exploration(also: Wandering exploration, Exploratory navigation, Open-ended exploration)
- Movement through an environment driven by interest, curiosity, or enjoyment rather than by a fixed destination — for example wandering a museum, browsing a shopping mall, or exploring a neighbourhood. For blind and low-vision people, recreational exploration is harder to support…
- Routinisation(also: Routinization, Age-Related Routinisation)
- The tendency of older adults to increasingly organise their daily activities into fixed, predictable routines as they age. As cognitive resources decline, older adults optimise their remaining capacity by performing activities in the same order, at the same times, and in the…
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