Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
67 results found in aging.
- Active Aging (Active Ageing, Healthy Aging, Successful Aging)
- A policy framework and paradigm promoted by the World Health Organization that emphasizes maintaining physical activity, social engagement, and independence in later life to improve health outcomes an…
- Age-Related Capability Decline (Age-Related Impairment, Dynamic Diversity)
- The gradual reduction in sensory, motor, and cognitive capabilities that typically accompanies ageing, including declining visual acuity, hearing loss, reduced dexterity and fine motor control, and ch…
- Age-Related Changes (Aging Effects, Age-Associated Decline)
- Physical, sensory, and cognitive changes that occur naturally as people age, affecting how they interact with technology. Common changes include reduced visual acuity, hearing loss, decreased motor co…
- Age-Related Decline (Age-Related Impairment, Age-Related Changes)
- The gradual reduction in physical, sensory, and cognitive abilities that occurs as part of the natural aging process. Age-related declines that affect technology use include reduced visual acuity (dif…
- Age-Related Dexterity Changes (Motor Decline in Aging, Age-Related Motor Impairment)
- The gradual decline in fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, and manual dexterity that commonly occurs with aging, affecting the ability to use input devices like mice, keyboards, and touchscreen…
- Age-Related Functional Limitations (Ageing-Related Accessibility Needs, Age-Related Impairments)
- The gradual changes in sensory, motor, and cognitive abilities that commonly occur with ageing, including declining vision, hearing loss, reduced dexterity and fine motor control, and changes in memor…
- Age-Related Impairment (Age-Related Decline, Aging-Related Disability)
- Functional limitations that commonly develop with advancing age, often involving multiple interacting mild impairments rather than a single major disability. Age-related impairments may affect vision …
- Age-friendly design (Senior-friendly design, Gerontechnology design)
- A design approach that specifically addresses the perceptual, cognitive, and motor changes associated with aging, including larger fonts, simplified interfaces, reduced jargon, higher contrast, and mi…
- Ageing in Place (Aging in Place)
- The ability of older adults to live independently and safely in their own home and community for as long as possible, regardless of age, income, or ability level. Ageing in place is increasingly promo…
- 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 (Ageing in Place, Aging-in-Place)
- The ability to live safely and independently in one's own home and community as one ages, regardless of age, income, or ability level. Assistive technology, including voice assistants, smart home devi…
- Aging in place (Ageing in place)
- The ability to live in one's own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably regardless of age, income, or ability level. AI-assisted aging-in-place technologies include monitoring syste…
- Ambient assisted living (AAL, Smart home assistive living)
- Technology systems embedded in the home environment — including sensors, microphones, and smart devices — that monitor and support older adults or people with disabilities to live independently and sa…
- Anticipatory Grief (pre-death grief, anticipatory mourning)
- Grief experienced before an expected loss, particularly common among caregivers of individuals with progressive neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. Anticipatory grief encompasses…
- Assets-Based Design (Strengths-Based Design, Asset-Based Approach)
- A design philosophy that focuses on the existing strengths, capabilities, resources, and strategies of users rather than defining them primarily by their deficits or limitations. In accessibility and …
- Assistive Robot (Personal Assistive Robot, Socially Assistive Robot, Caregiving Robot)
- A robot designed to assist people with disabilities, older adults, or those with chronic conditions in performing daily activities or maintaining independence. Assistive robots may provide physical as…
- Care Technology (Care robots, Robots for care, Assistive care technology)
- Technology designed to support caregiving activities in institutional or home settings, including robotic systems, monitoring devices, and digital tools that assist care workers and care recipients. C…
- Caregiver Burnout (carer burnout, caregiver exhaustion)
- A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that occurs when a caregiver does not get the support or respite they need, often resulting from the sustained demands of caring for a person with…
- Cognitive Aging (Age-Related Cognitive Decline)
- Cognitive aging refers to the normal, gradual changes in cognitive function that occur as people grow older. These changes typically include declines in processing speed, working memory capacity, sele…
- Cognitive Decline (Cognitive Deterioration, Cognitive Aging)
- A gradual reduction in cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, language, reasoning, and executive function that may occur as part of normal aging or as a symptom of neurological conditions such…