Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
259 results found in cognitive accessibility.
- Energy Conservation (Energy management)
- Energy conservation refers to a set of self-management strategies designed to help people with chronic conditions, fatigue-related disabilities, or fluctuating energy levels maintain function and inde…
- Episodic Productivity (Nonlinear Productivity, Burst Productivity)
- A work pattern characterized by fluctuating cycles of high and low engagement rather than consistent, steady output. Common among people with ADHD and other neurodivergent conditions, episodic product…
- Executive Dysfunction (Executive Function Deficit, EF Impairment)
- A disruption in the efficiency of executive functions that affects a person's ability to plan, organize, initiate tasks, manage time, make decisions, and regulate behavior. Executive dysfunction is a …
- Executive Function (EF, Executive Functioning)
- A set of higher-order cognitive processes that enable planning, organizing, initiating tasks, sustaining attention, managing time, regulating emotions, and adapting to new situations. Executive functi…
- Eye-Hand Coordination (Hand-Eye Coordination, Visuomotor Coordination, Oculomotor Coordination)
- The ability to coordinate visual input with hand movements to perform tasks requiring precision, such as reaching for objects, writing, typing, or using tools. Eye-hand coordination involves the integ…
- Fibromyalgia (FM, Fibromyalgia syndrome)
- Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties often called "fibro fog." It affects approximately 2-4% of…
- Fixation Duration (Fixation Time, Gaze Duration)
- The length of time the eye remains relatively still on a specific point in a visual display during reading or visual processing. In eye-tracking research, fixation duration is a key metric for measuri…
- Flat Affect (Blunted Affect, Reduced Expressiveness)
- Flat affect refers to a significant reduction in the outward expression of emotions, where a person shows little or no visible emotional response through facial expressions, voice tone, or body langua…
- Flesch Reading Ease (Flesch Readability Score, Flesch Score, FRE)
- A readability formula developed by Rudolf Flesch in 1948 that rates text on a 100-point scale based on average sentence length and average number of syllables per word. Higher scores indicate easier-t…
- Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level (Flesch-Kincaid, FKGL, Flesch-Kincaid readability)
- A readability formula that estimates the U.S. school grade level required to comfortably read a given English text, based on average sentence length and average syllables per word. Developed for the U…
- Fluid intelligence (Fluid reasoning, Gf)
- The cognitive ability to reason, solve novel problems, and identify patterns without relying on previously acquired knowledge or skills. Fluid intelligence typically declines with age and is commonly …
- Functional Illiteracy (Low Literacy, Limited Literacy)
- A condition in which a person has basic reading and writing skills but cannot effectively understand or use written text for everyday tasks such as reading instructions, filling out forms, or comprehe…
- Functional Literacy (Functional illiteracy)
- The level of reading and writing skill needed to handle everyday tasks — filling out forms, reading medication instructions, understanding a utility bill, using a web service. Adults below this thresh…
- GPS Tracking (GPS Monitoring, Electronic Tracking, Location Tracking)
- The use of Global Positioning System technology to monitor and record the geographic location of a person or device in real time. In accessibility and dementia care contexts, GPS tracking is used in s…
- Grapheme
- The smallest unit of a writing system, typically a letter or group of letters that represents a single phoneme (sound). For example, the word "ship" contains three graphemes: <sh>, <i>, and <p>. Under…
- Graphicacy (Graph Literacy, Visual Literacy)
- The ability to read, interpret, and communicate information presented in graphs, charts, maps, and other visual representations of data. Graphicacy is considered a foundational literacy alongside read…
- Grounding (Grounding Techniques, Grounding Exercises, Self-Regulation)
- A set of therapeutic and coping techniques used to help a person reconnect with the present moment and their physical surroundings during periods of emotional distress, anxiety, or trauma response. Gr…
- Guided Error Training (Error-Based Training, Productive Failure)
- An instructional method where learners observe or experience common errors along with their corrections, rather than only seeing error-free demonstrations. Research shows this approach helps build mor…
- Gulf of Execution
- A concept from Don Norman's theory of action describing the gap between a user's intention and the actions available to achieve that goal through an interface. When the gulf of execution is large, use…
- Hemi-Attention (Hemispatial Neglect, Unilateral Neglect, Visual Neglect, {'': ['Visuo-Spatial Neglect', 'Visuospatial Neglect', 'VSN']})
- A neurological condition in which a person has reduced attention or awareness to one side of space, typically the side opposite to a brain injury. Unlike hemianopsia (where visual input is lost), hemi…