Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Digital Disability Divide
- The gap between people with and without disabilities in both access to and effective use of information and communication technologies. The term extends the broader concept of the digital divide to emphasise that merely providing connectivity or devices is insufficient when…
- Digital Divide(also: Digital Gap, Digital Inequality)
- The gap between people who have effective access to digital technologies and those who do not, encompassing differences in internet connectivity, device ownership, digital skills, and the ability to meaningfully use technology. The digital divide disproportionately affects older…
- Digital Immigrant(also: Digital Non-Native)
- A person who grew up before the widespread adoption of digital technology and has had to learn digital skills later in life, as opposed to a digital native who grew up immersed in technology. In accessibility research, older adults are often characterized as digital immigrants…
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