Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Hemi-Attention(also: Hemispatial Neglect, Unilateral Neglect, Visual Neglect)
- A neurological condition in which a person has reduced attention or awareness to one side of space, typically the side opposite to a brain injury. Unlike hemianopsia (where visual input is lost), hemi-attention involves a failure to attend to or process stimuli on the affected…
- Hyperfixation
- Hyperfixation is an intense, prolonged focus on a single activity, topic or interest to the exclusion of other tasks and bodily needs, commonly associated with ADHD and autism. Unlike hyperfocus, which is often channelled toward a productive task, hyperfixation can latch onto…
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