Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
10 results found in Community.
- Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
- The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) was a U.S. national network of community-based, consumer-driven technology resource centers founded to make assistive technology accessible to people with disa…
- Circle of Friends (Circle of Support, Circles of Support)
- Circle of Friends (or Circle of Support) is a facilitated social-inclusion intervention in which a person with a disability is surrounded by a small, intentional group of peers, family members, and su…
- Community Health Worker (CHW, Lay Health Worker)
- A frontline healthcare provider who is a trusted member of the community they serve and who delivers basic health services, education, and referrals, typically with limited formal training. Community …
- Dementia-Friendly Community (Dementia Friendly Community)
- An approach to inclusion in which public spaces, services, programs, and technologies are designed so that people living with dementia can continue to participate as active community members - shoppin…
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
- An annual event held on the third Thursday of May to focus attention on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide. Founded in 2011, GAAD is observed…
- Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP)
- A concept from Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger's situated-learning theory describing how newcomers join a community of practice by first participating in peripheral, lower-stakes activities and gradually…
- Parasocial Relationship (Parasocial Tie, Parasocial Interaction)
- A parasocial relationship is a one-sided emotional bond that a media audience forms with a performer, creator, or online personality — the viewer feels a sense of friendship, loyalty, and familiarity …
- Prosociality (Prosocial Behavior, Prosocial Behaviour)
- Prosociality refers to voluntary behaviour intended to benefit others, including helping, sharing, comforting, and cooperating. In accessibility and dementia research, prosocial acts observed during g…
- Village Health Volunteer (VHV, Health Volunteer, Mor Prom)
- A locally-recruited lay community health worker who serves as a trusted bridge between formal healthcare services and households in rural or underserved areas. In Thailand, VHVs are trained and coordi…
- YouDescribe
- A free web platform operated by the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute that enables volunteers to crowdsource audio descriptions for YouTube videos. Viewers can request a video be described and s…