Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
40 results found in Independent Living.
- Accessible Transportation (Inclusive Transportation, Transportation Accessibility)
- Transportation systems, vehicles, infrastructure, and services designed to be usable by people with disabilities, including those with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive impairments. Accessible …
- Aging in Place
- The ability of older adults to live independently and safely in their own home and community as they age, supported by appropriate services and technology. In the context of accessibility, aging in pl…
- Aging in Place (Aging at Home)
- The ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably regardless of age, income, or ability level. Aging in place is a preference for most older adults and involve…
- Assisted Living Technology (Assistive Living Technology, Ambient Assisted Living, AAL)
- Technology systems designed to help people with disabilities, chronic conditions, or age-related limitations live more independently in their homes or residential facilities. This includes smart home …
- Autonomous Vehicle (AV, Self-Driving Car, Automated Driving System, ADS)
- A vehicle equipped with technology that enables it to navigate and operate without human input, ranging from partial automation features like adaptive cruise control to fully autonomous systems that h…
- Behavior Change (Behavior Modification, Behavioral Intervention)
- Behavior change refers to the systematic process of modifying specific behaviors through structured intervention techniques. In accessibility and disability contexts, behavior change strategies are us…
- Caregiving (Carer, Caregiver, Care Partner, Informal Carer)
- The unpaid or paid work of supporting another person with daily living, health management, social participation, or emotional needs, often in the context of disability, chronic illness, or ageing. In …
- Cognitive Orthosis (Cognitive Prosthesis, Cognitive Assistive Device)
- A technology-based device or system designed to compensate for cognitive deficits by supporting functions such as memory, planning, attention, and task sequencing. Analogous to a physical orthosis tha…
- 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 …
- Color Identifier (Color Detector, Color Recognition Device)
- A color identifier is an assistive technology device or application that detects and announces the color of objects for people with vision impairments. Standalone hardware devices use a light sensor p…
- Community Care (Community-Based Care, Care in the Community)
- A policy and practice model in which health and social care services are provided to disabled and elderly people in their own homes or local communities rather than in residential institutions. Commun…
- Currency Accessibility (Accessible Currency, Banknote Accessibility)
- The design of physical money — coins and banknotes — so that people with visual impairments or other disabilities can independently identify and use different denominations. Many countries produce ban…
- Daily Living Skills (Activities of Daily Living, ADLs, Self-Care Skills)
- The fundamental self-care tasks that individuals perform routinely, including personal hygiene (tooth-brushing, hand-washing, bathing), dressing, eating, toileting, and basic household tasks. For indi…
- Deinstitutionalization
- The process of transitioning disabled people from large, segregated residential institutions to community-based living settings, along with the development of community support services. In the United…
- Digital Independence (Digital Autonomy, Technology Independence)
- The ability to access and use digital technologies independently to find resources and information. Digital independence encompasses skills such as navigating websites, using search engines, evaluatin…
- Do-It-Yourself (DIY, DIY Task)
- Tasks that an end user performs without professional help - commonly the assembly, setup, learning-to-operate, and troubleshooting of consumer products such as flat-pack furniture, kitchen appliances,…
- Environmental Control (Environmental Control Unit, ECU, Smart Home Control)
- Technology that enables people with severe physical disabilities to independently control aspects of their environment such as lights, doors, temperature, televisions, phones, and other electronic dev…
- Environmental Control System (ECS, Electronic Aids to Daily Living, EADL, Environmental Control Unit)
- An environmental control system (ECS) is an assistive technology that enables people with physical disabilities to independently control devices and features in their environment, such as lights, door…
- Family-based Care (Family Caregiving Model, Home-based Care)
- Family-based care is the model in which a relative — most often a parent, spouse, adult child, or sibling — is the primary caregiver for a disabled, chronically ill, or ageing family member, typically…
- Financial Autonomy (Financial Independence, Financial Self-Determination)
- The ability of a person to make and enact their own financial decisions — earning, saving, spending, and planning — consistent with their values and goals. For people with intellectual and development…