Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Scheduling Anxiety(also: Calendar Anxiety)
- The psychological stress and worry experienced by blind and low vision users related to managing their schedules using inaccessible calendar tools. Scheduling anxiety encompasses fear of missed appointments due to unreliable assistive technology integration, uncertainty about…
- Sheltered Employment(also: Sheltered Work, Sheltered Workshop, Protected Employment)
- A model of employment where people with disabilities work in a controlled environment specifically designed to accommodate their needs, typically with lower productivity expectations and specialized supervision. Sheltered work organizations provide employment opportunities for…
- Sign Language Interpreting(also: Sign Language Interpretation, ASL Interpreting)
- The professional practice of translating bidirectionally between a signed language (such as American Sign Language) and a spoken language (such as English) to facilitate communication between Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing individuals and hearing people. Sign language interpreters are…
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