Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Peer Note-Taking Program(also: PNTP, Peer Note-Taker Program, Note-Taking Assistance Program)
- A disability support service offered by higher education institutions in which peer students (peer note-takers or PNTs) assist students with disabilities (SWDs) by transcribing lecture notes during class or sharing their own notes afterward. PNTPs are widely adopted as academic…
- Person-Centred Planning(also: Person-Centered Planning, PCP)
- A combination of approaches designed to empower people with disabilities to make their own choices and decisions about the support they receive. In accessibility contexts, person-centred planning shifts control from service providers to the individual, recognizing that people…
- Personal Care Assistant(also: PCA, Personal Care Attendant, Personal Support Worker)
- A person who provides hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) to people with disabilities or older adults who need support with tasks such as bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, eating, and transferring. PCAs may be formally employed through agencies or…
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