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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Activity Theory
A conceptual framework originating in Soviet psychology (Vygotsky, Leont'ev) and widely applied in HCI, which analyses human action as goal-directed activity mediated by tools, rules, community, and division of labour. Activity Theory provides a structured lens for studying how…
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre(also: ATRC, Inclusive Design Research Centre)
The Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) was a research centre at the University of Toronto dedicated to developing inclusive information technology and promoting digital accessibility. Founded in the 1990s, the ATRC became one of the most influential accessibility…
Artifact Contribution(also: System Contribution, Technical Contribution)
A type of research contribution in HCI that involves the creation of a new system, tool, interface, or technology prototype. Artifact contributions are the most common type in reading support technology research (44.55% of publications), typically consisting of a new reading…

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