Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Social Prescribing(also: Community Prescribing, Non-Medical Referral)
- A non-medical intervention that links clinical practice with community-based activities and support services to improve health and wellbeing. In the context of accessibility, social prescribing connects people living with disabilities or chronic conditions — including dementia —…
- Social Support Behavioral Code(also: SSBC)
- A classification framework used in health and social science research to categorize types of support exchanged between individuals. The SSBC identifies five categories of social support: informational (advice and guidance), emotional (empathy and caring), tangible (practical…
- Supporting Individual(also: Support Person, Ally)
- A person — such as a partner, family member, friend, or caregiver — who provides assistance to someone with a disability and may also seek information and support on their behalf. In online disability communities, supporting individuals often search for guidance on assistive…
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