Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Care Ecosystem(also: Assistive Technology Ecosystem, AT Ecosystem)
- A network of interconnected stakeholders—including clinicians, makers, recipients, caregivers, and organizations—who collectively support the provision, customization, and maintenance of assistive technology. Care ecosystems recognize that successful AT use depends not just on…
- Caregiver Interdependence(also: Care Dependency, Caregiver Reliance)
- The mutual reliance between a disabled person and their caregivers, encompassing physical assistance, emotional support, and technological mediation. In accessibility contexts, caregiver interdependence highlights that many disabled people rely on caregivers not just for…
- Cumulative Marginality(also: Stacked Stressors, Intersecting Disadvantage)
- The compounding effect of multiple marginalizing factors—such as disability, low income, first-generation student status, racial minority status, or caregiving responsibilities—that together create greater barriers than any single factor alone. Research shows that students…
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