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AT Impact Framework(also: ATIF, Assistive Technology Impact Framework)

A multi-level conceptual framework for evaluating the impact of assistive technology interventions on quality of life, developed from longitudinal research with smartphone users with sensory disabilities in Kenya. ATIF is structured across three ecological levels: Self…

Accessibility dataset(also: Disability-inclusive dataset, Accessible benchmark)

A publicly available research dataset that includes data collected from people with disabilities, enabling algorithm development and benchmarking on representative populations rather than exclusively on non-disabled participants. Examples include WeAllWalk (inertial data from…

Acquiescence Bias(also: Agreement Bias, Yea-Saying)

A response bias in which participants tend to agree with statements or respond affirmatively regardless of the actual content, often to be accommodating or to avoid conflict with the researcher. In accessibility research, acquiescence bias can be amplified among participants…

Acquiescence Bias(also: Agreement Bias, Yea-Saying)

A type of response bias where survey respondents tend to agree with statements regardless of their actual content. This "yea-saying" tendency can skew research results, particularly in accessibility studies where participants may feel inclined to provide positive feedback.…

Affinity Diagram(also: Affinity Diagramming, KJ Method)

A collaborative analysis method where team members organise large amounts of data — such as user research findings, design ideas, or usability issues — by writing individual items on sticky notes and grouping them on a wall or board according to their natural relationships and…

Agential Realism

A theoretical framework developed by physicist-philosopher Karen Barad that rejects the idea of pre-existing, independent subjects and objects, arguing instead that phenomena emerge through specific "intra-actions" between apparatus and matter. Applied to accessibility research,…

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