Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- ICT4D(also: Information and Communication Technologies for Development, ICTD)
- A field of research and practice focused on how information and communication technologies can be designed, deployed, and used to support social and economic development, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. ICT4D examines the unique social, cultural, and…
- Infrastructural precarity(also: Digital infrastructure barriers)
- The condition of unreliable, inconsistent, or inadequate technological infrastructure that shapes and constrains how people — particularly disabled people and those in the Global South — can access and use digital technologies. Infrastructural precarity encompasses unreliable…
- Intermediated Technology Use(also: Intermediated Interaction, Assisted Technology Use)
- A pattern of technology interaction where a person accesses technology through the assistance of another person (an intermediary) rather than using it directly themselves. This occurs when barriers such as cost, literacy, disability, or lack of access prevent direct use. Common…
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