Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Functional Electrical Stimulation(also: FES)
- A rehabilitation technique that uses low-level electrical currents to activate paralyzed or weakened muscles in people with neurological conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, or multiple sclerosis. Electrodes placed on the skin or implanted near motor nerves deliver…
- Post-SCI Identity(also: Post-Injury Identity)
- The ongoing process of reconstructing self-concept and personal identity following a spinal cord injury. Rather than a one-time adjustment, identity recreation after SCI is a continuous, non-linear process significantly influenced by periodic changes in motor functionality, such…
- Spinal Cord Injury(also: SCI)
- Damage to the spinal cord that results in partial or complete loss of motor function, sensation, or both below the level of injury. The location of injury along the spine determines which abilities are affected: injuries at higher vertebrae (e.g., C4-C5) affect more of the body,…
- Zancolli Classification(also: Zancolli Scale)
- A clinical classification system for residual upper-limb function after cervical spinal cord injury, developed by Argentine surgeon Eduardo Zancolli. The scale categorises hand and wrist function by the highest preserved motor level (C5, C6, C7, C8) and further subdivides C6 and…
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