Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
15 results found in dementia.
- Alzheimer's Disease (Alzheimer's, AD)
- A progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia, accounting for 60-80% of cases. Alzheimer's disease causes gradual decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning skills, eve…
- Cognitive Stimulation (Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, CST)
- A structured programme of activities and discussions designed to engage and stimulate cognitive abilities — including memory, attention, language, and problem-solving — in people with mild to moderate…
- Dementia Advocacy (Dementia self-advocacy)
- Dementia advocacy encompasses efforts by people living with dementia, caregivers, and allies to promote more inclusive, dignified, and rights-based understandings of dementia in public discourse, poli…
- Dementia-Friendly (Dementia Friendly Community, Dementia Inclusive)
- An approach to designing environments, services, programs, and communities that are accessible, supportive, and inclusive of people living with dementia. A dementia-friendly community enables people w…
- DementiaBank
- A shared database of multimedia interactions for the study of communication in dementia, maintained as part of the TalkBank system. DementiaBank contains longitudinal recordings of people with Alzheim…
- 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…
- Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Pick's Disease)
- A group of disorders caused by progressive degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, primarily affecting personality, behavior, and language. Unlike Alzheimer's disease, frontotempo…
- Informal Carer (Informal Caregiver, Family Carer, Unpaid Carer)
- A person who provides regular care and support to a family member, friend, or neighbour who has a disability, chronic illness, mental health condition, or age-related needs, without being paid as a pr…
- Intentional Sensory Stimulation
- A design approach for technology that deliberately leverages optimal sensory modes — visual, auditory, haptic, or multimodal — to facilitate comprehension and engagement, rather than simply reducing i…
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, DLB)
- A type of progressive dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the brain. Lewy body dementia affects thinking, movement, behavior, and mood, and is the third most common caus…
- Person-Centred Care (Person-Centered Care, Person-Centred Approach)
- An approach to care and support that places the individual — their preferences, needs, values, history, and identity — at the centre of all decisions and interactions, rather than focusing primarily o…
- Reminiscence (Reminiscing, Life Review)
- The process of recalling and sharing past experiences, often prompted by sensory cues like photographs, music, or familiar objects. For people with dementia, reminiscence can be more accessible than d…
- Resilience (Psychological resilience, Dementia resilience)
- Resilience refers to the dynamic capacity of an individual to adapt positively in the face of adversity and to maintain or recover a satisfactory level of psychological and functional well-being. In t…
- Respite Care (Respite, Carer Relief)
- Temporary care provided to a person with a disability or chronic condition to give their primary caregiver a break from their caregiving responsibilities. Respite care can take many forms, including i…
- Vascular Dementia (Multi-Infarct Dementia, Post-Stroke Dementia)
- A type of dementia caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, often resulting from stroke or small vessel disease. Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia and typically affects pr…