Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Real-Time Captioning(also: Live Captioning, CART, Communication Access Realtime Translation)
- The process of converting spoken language into text display in real time, typically with only a few seconds of delay. Professional real-time captioning (CART) uses stenographers with specialised shorthand keyboards who can type at speaking rates of 170+ words per minute,…
- Remote Classroom(also: Virtual Classroom, Distance Learning Classroom)
- A learning environment in which instructors and learners are geographically separated and connected through video, screen-sharing, and communication channels that approximate in-person teaching. Effective remote classrooms for accessibility purposes typically combine a main…
- Residential School(also: Boarding School)
- An educational institution where students live on campus during the school term, receiving both education and residential care. In India, many schools for the blind operate as residential schools, with students living at the school away from their families. Residential schools…
- Reverse Dictionary(also: Sign-to-English Dictionary, ASL-to-English Dictionary)
- A dictionary tool that allows users to search for the meaning of a sign language sign by inputting its visual or linguistic properties — such as handshape, location, movement, and orientation — rather than searching from a known English word. Reverse dictionaries address the…
- Right to Education(also: RTE, Right to Education Act)
- Legal frameworks guaranteeing the right to free and compulsory education for all children, including children with disabilities. India's Right to Education Act (2009) mandates free education for all children aged 6-14 and includes a controversial "no detention" policy requiring…
- Role Switching(also: Role Rotation, Role Alternation)
- An educational strategy where learners alternate between different roles or responsibilities within a collaborative activity. In collaborative sign language learning, role switching allows players to alternate between controlling manual signs and non-manual signs, ensuring both…
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