Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

3 results found in inclusive-design.

Differential Vulnerability
The concept that different populations face different types and degrees of risk from the same technology, based on factors such as disability, age, gender, or socioeconomic status. In accessibility an…
Mirroring (Behavioural Mirroring, Imitative Reciprocity)
The tendency of people in social interaction to unconsciously or deliberately copy each other's postures, gestures, expressions, and speech patterns, which psychology research identifies as a non-verb…
Robo-Identity (Robot Identity, Robot Persona)
An emerging concept in human-robot interaction research referring to the identity or persona a robot takes on, as perceived and co-constructed by the people it interacts with. Robo-identity is not a f…