Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
259 results found in cognitive accessibility.
- Disability Disclosure (Self-Disclosure, Disability Identity Disclosure)
- The act of revealing one's disability status to others, including employers, educators, peers, or service providers. Disability disclosure is a complex, strategic decision influenced by stigma, fear o…
- Disabling by Design (Designed Disability, Systemic Disablement)
- A critical framework describing how systems, policies, and processes create disability through their design rather than through malicious intent. When a system requires cognitive, physical, or sensory…
- Discrete Trial Training (DTT, Discrete Trial Teaching, Discrete Trial Instruction)
- A structured teaching method used primarily with autistic children in which skills are broken down into small, distinct components and taught through repeated, controlled trials. Each trial follows a …
- Distraction Management (Distraction Reduction, Attention Support)
- Strategies, tools, and design approaches that help users minimize unwanted interruptions and maintain focus on their intended tasks, particularly in digital environments. For people with ADHD, distrac…
- Distraction Reduction (Distraction Removal, Distraction Minimization)
- Design strategies and technologies that minimize or eliminate elements that divert attention from primary content or tasks. In video accessibility for ADHD, distraction reduction involves identifying …
- Distributed Accountability
- A collaborative support strategy where responsibility for remembering tasks, meeting deadlines, and maintaining organizational systems is shared across a network of people rather than resting solely o…
- Distributed Cognition (DCog)
- A theoretical framework developed by Edwin Hutchins that views cognitive processes as distributed across individuals, artifacts, and the environment rather than confined to a single mind. In accessibi…
- Doom Scrolling (Doomscrolling)
- The tendency to continuously scroll through social media or news feeds despite the content being distressing or unproductive, often losing significant amounts of time in the process. Doom scrolling is…
- Dopamine Hunger (Dopamine Seeking, Dopamine Starvation)
- A colloquial ADHD-community term describing the drive to seek stimulating activities to compensate for differences in dopamine regulation characteristic of ADHD brains. It manifests as impulsivity, no…
- Dysgraphia (Disorder of written expression, Specific learning disorder in written expression)
- A neurological learning disability that affects written expression, including handwriting legibility, spelling accuracy, and the ability to organize thoughts in writing. Dysgraphia can make text entry…
- Dyslexia
- A specific learning disability that primarily affects reading, writing, and spelling skills. Dyslexia is neurological in origin and is characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recogn…
- Dyslexia (Reading Disability, Developmental Dyslexia)
- A neurologically-based learning disability that primarily affects the acquisition and processing of written language, manifesting as difficulties with reading, writing, spelling, and phonological proc…
- Dyslexia Screening (Dyslexia Assessment, Reading Disability Screening)
- The process of identifying individuals who may be at risk for dyslexia, typically through standardized tests that assess reading fluency, phonological awareness, rapid naming, and other cognitive indi…
- Ear-EEG (Around-the-Ear EEG, cEEGrid)
- Ear-EEG refers to electroencephalography (EEG) recorded using electrodes placed in and around the ear canal rather than on the scalp. Consumer-grade ear-EEG devices such as cEEGrid sensors are unobtru…
- Early-Onset Dementia (Young-Onset Dementia, Working-Age Dementia)
- Dementia diagnosed before the age of 65, affecting individuals who are often still in the workforce and digitally active. Early-onset dementia presents unique accessibility challenges because affected…
- Easy Language (Easy-to-Read, Leichte Sprache, Easy Read, Einfache Sprache)
- A simplified form of written language designed to make information accessible to people with reading difficulties, including those with intellectual disabilities, prelingual hearing impairments, learn…
- Easy Read (Easy-to-Read, Easy Language, Plain Language for Cognitive Accessibility)
- A method of presenting written information in a way that is accessible to people with intellectual disabilities, learning difficulties, or low literacy. Easy Read uses short sentences, common everyday…
- Email Anxiety (Inbox Anxiety)
- Intense anxiety, dread, or avoidance behavior around checking, opening, and responding to emails, commonly experienced by people with ADHD. Email anxiety can involve physical symptoms like racing hear…
- Emotional Dysregulation (Emotion Dysregulation, Emotional Impulsivity, Affective Dysregulation, Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation)
- Difficulty managing emotional responses, characterized by rapid, intense, and often disproportionate reactions to stimuli with limited reflection or regulation. Emotional dysregulation is a core yet f…
- Emotional Regulation (Emotion Regulation, Affect Regulation)
- The ability to manage, modify, and respond to emotional experiences in ways that are situationally appropriate and aligned with one's goals. Emotional regulation is a significant challenge for people …