Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in Communication Disability.
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU, Critical Care Unit)
- A specialized hospital department that provides continuous monitoring and life-support treatment for patients with severe or life-threatening conditions. ICU patients frequently experience temporary c…
- Intubation (Endotracheal Intubation)
- A medical procedure in which a tube is inserted through the mouth or nose into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open airway and assist with mechanical ventilation. Intubation renders patients una…
- Personal Digital Assistant (PDA, Handheld Computer, Pocket PC)
- A portable handheld computing device popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s that combined features like a calendar, contacts, note-taking, and basic application support in a pocket-sized form facto…
- Symbol-based AAC (Picture-based AAC, Pictographic AAC, Picture Communication Symbols)
- Symbol-based AAC refers to augmentative and alternative communication systems whose vocabulary is represented by graphic symbols, line drawings, photographs, or pictograms rather than (or alongside) w…
- Tracheostomy (Tracheotomy)
- A surgical procedure that creates an opening (stoma) in the front of the neck into the trachea (windpipe), through which a tube is inserted to provide an airway for breathing. Like intubation, a trach…
- Voice Disabilities (Voice Disorders, Speech Impairment, Aphonia)
- Conditions that partially or completely impair a person's ability to produce speech using their natural voice. Voice disabilities range from mild hoarseness or reduced volume to complete inability to …