Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Scoliosis
- A structural condition in which the spine develops a sideways curvature, often in an 'S' or 'C' shape. Scoliosis ranges from mild curves requiring only monitoring to severe cases that can affect posture, breathing, mobility, and chronic pain, and it is sometimes associated with…
- Shared Mobility(also: Shared Transportation)
- Transportation services in which vehicles, rides, or trips are shared among multiple users, including ridesharing (Uber, Lyft), carsharing (Zipcar), bikesharing, scooter-sharing, microtransit, and — increasingly — autonomous-vehicle shuttles. Shared mobility is relevant to…
- Sidewalk Accessibility(also: Pedestrian Accessibility, Walkway Accessibility)
- Sidewalk accessibility refers to the degree to which pedestrian pathways and related infrastructure — including sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, and pedestrian signals — can be safely and independently used by people with disabilities, particularly those with mobility…
- Stance-Control Orthosis(also: Stance-control KAFO, SCO, Stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthosis)
- A class of knee-ankle-foot orthoses that lock the knee during the stance (weight-bearing) phase of gait to prevent buckling, but unlock it during the swing phase to allow natural knee flexion. Stance-control devices detect gait phase through joint-angle sensors,…
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