Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
5 results found in Cognitive Assistive Technology.
- Cognitive Orthotic (Cognitive Orthosis, Cognitive Support Device)
- A cognitive orthotic is an assistive technology device or system designed to compensate for cognitive impairments by providing external support for functions such as memory, planning, sequencing, and …
- Cognitively Assistive Robot (CAR)
- A category of socially assistive robot designed specifically to support people with cognitive impairments — most commonly mild cognitive impairment (MCI), dementia, traumatic brain injury, or learning…
- Interactive Task Guidance (Task Guidance System, Step-by-Step Task Support, Task Prompting)
- Interactive task guidance is a form of cognitive assistive technology that provides real-time, step-by-step instructions to help individuals with cognitive impairments complete multi-step daily activi…
- Reminder System (Prompting System, Cognitive Prosthetic)
- An assistive technology that provides timely cues, alerts, or step-by-step prompts to support task completion for people with memory or executive function difficulties. Reminder systems can range from…
- SenseCam (Microsoft SenseCam, Vicon Revue)
- A wearable digital camera originally developed by Microsoft Research that automatically captures photos throughout the day without requiring the wearer to actively take pictures. SenseCam is worn arou…