Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
30 results found in therapy.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- A form of cognitive behavioral therapy that encourages acceptance of unwanted thoughts and feelings rather than fighting or suppressing them, combined with commitment to actions aligned with personal …
- Aided Language Stimulation (Aided Language Modeling, Aided Language Input, ALgS)
- A communication intervention technique in which a conversation partner models language on an AAC device while speaking, pointing to symbols on the learner's communication system as they talk. This inc…
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA, ABA Therapy)
- A therapeutic approach based on behavioral psychology principles that aims to increase desired behaviors and decrease undesired ones through systematic reinforcement. ABA is widely used as an interven…
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA, Behavioral Analysis, Behaviour Analysis)
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) is a scientific approach to understanding and changing behavior through systematic observation, measurement, and evidence-based intervention. In accessibility and dis…
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA, Applied Behavior Analysis)
- A therapeutic approach based on behaviorist principles that uses reinforcement and conditioning to modify behaviour, widely used with autistic children. ABA has become increasingly controversial withi…
- Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE, Brainwave Entrainment)
- Audio-visual entrainment (AVE) is a therapeutic technique that uses rhythmic light and sound stimuli to influence brainwave activity, guiding the brain toward specific frequency states associated with…
- Behavioral Intervention (Behavior Intervention, Applied Behavior Analysis, ABA)
- A systematic approach to understanding and modifying behavior, most commonly applied to support children with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Behavioral intervention uses eviden…
- Binaural Beats
- Binaural beats are an auditory phenomenon that occurs when two tones of slightly different frequencies are played simultaneously in separate ears through headphones, creating a perceived third tone wh…
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- A widely used, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and modifying dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is based on the premise that thoughts, feelings, and beh…
- 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…
- Cymatics
- The study of visible patterns and shapes created when sound vibrations pass through physical media such as water, sand, or metal plates. Cymatic patterns are deterministic — the same frequency produce…
- Digital Living Media (Living Media Interface, Biotic Design)
- Systems that combine living organisms with electronic components as part of a digital interface. In accessibility contexts, digital living media have been explored as motivational tools for children w…
- Early Intervention (EI, Early Childhood Intervention)
- Early intervention refers to services and supports provided to infants and young children (typically from birth to age six) who have developmental delays, disabilities, or conditions that place them a…
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP, Exposure Therapy)
- The gold-standard evidence-based treatment for OCD in which individuals gradually confront situations that trigger their obsessions (exposure) while refraining from performing their usual compulsive r…
- Improvisational Music Therapy (IMT, Creative Music Therapy)
- A therapeutic approach in which the therapist and client spontaneously create music together without predetermined structure or composed material. This form of music therapy allows non-verbal communic…
- Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT, LSVT LOUD)
- An evidence-based speech therapy programme originally developed for individuals with Parkinson's disease that focuses on increasing vocal loudness as the primary mechanism for improving overall speech…
- Multi-Sensory Environment (MSE, Snoezelen, Multisensory Room)
- A specially designed space that combines sensory stimuli — such as lighting, sound, textures, and aromas — to provide therapeutic, calming, or stimulating experiences for people with disabilities. Ori…
- Multiple Cue Responding (MCR)
- The ability to observe and attend to multiple features of a stimulus simultaneously (such as colour, shape, and size) and use all of those features to make decisions. Multiple cue responding is a foun…
- Music Therapy
- A clinical and evidence-based practice that uses music interventions to accomplish individualized therapeutic goals, including improving communication, social interaction, emotional expression, and mo…
- Physical Therapy (Physiotherapy, PT)
- A healthcare profession focused on evaluating and treating physical impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities through movement, exercise, manual therapy, and assistive devices. Physical th…