Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Portable Reader (Portable Reading Device, Portable Reading Machine)
- An assistive technology device that combines a camera or scanner with optical character recognition and text-to-speech output to enable blind or visually impaired users to read printed text independen…
- Pose Estimation (Body Pose Estimation, Skeleton Tracking)
- A computer vision technique that detects and tracks the positions of human body joints, hands, and facial landmarks from images or video. In accessibility contexts, pose estimation is a foundational t…
- Pose estimation (Body pose estimation, Human pose estimation)
- The computational process of determining the position and orientation of a person's body joints and limbs from sensor data such as cameras, depth sensors, or inertial measurement units. In accessibili…
- Positionality (Researcher Positionality)
- The practice of researchers explicitly acknowledging how their own identities, experiences, backgrounds, and power positions shape their research process, analysis, and interpretations. In disability …
- Positionality Statement (Reflexivity Statement)
- A short written statement, most commonly found in qualitative research papers and accessibility HCI publications, in which authors articulate the personal, cultural, professional, and disability-relat…
- Positive Computing (Positive Technology)
- A design approach articulated by Rafael Calvo and Dorian Peters (2014) and extended by Riva, Gaggioli and colleagues that intentionally orients information and communication technology toward supporti…
- Positive Design (Design for Subjective Well-Being)
- A design framework, articulated by Desmet and Pohlmeyer, that explicitly targets human flourishing by attending to three components of subjective well-being: pleasure (positive affect in the moment), …
- Post-Exertion Malaise (PEM, Post-Exertional Malaise, Crash)
- A disproportionate worsening of symptoms following physical, cognitive, or emotional exertion that would not cause comparable effects in a healthy person. Post-exertion malaise is a hallmark symptom o…
- Post-Modern Model of Disability (Postmodern Model, Critical Disability Model)
- A framework for understanding disability that integrates aspects of both the medical and social models, recognizing that both physiological factors and social barriers contribute to the experience of …
- Post-SCI Identity (Post-Injury Identity)
- The ongoing process of reconstructing self-concept and personal identity following a spinal cord injury. Rather than a one-time adjustment, identity recreation after SCI is a continuous, non-linear pr…
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- A mental health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event such as violence, natural disaster, serious accident, or combat. Symptoms include intrusive memories or fl…
- Post-lingual Deafness (Post-linguistic Deafness, Acquired Deafness, Late-Onset Deafness)
- Deafness that occurs after a person has acquired spoken language, meaning they have existing literacy in written and spoken language. Post-lingual deaf users can typically read and write fluently, mak…
- Postcolonial Computing
- A critical framework that examines how technology design and adoption can perpetuate subtle dimensions of coloniality, under-represent certain regions such as the Global South and Indigenous societies…
- Posthumanism (Posthumanist Design, More-than-Human Design)
- A theoretical orientation in design and HCI that decenters the human as the sole agent of value and instead considers nonhuman animals, plants, ecosystems, and even technological artifacts as particip…
- Postlingual Deafness (Postlingually Deaf, Acquired Hearing Loss)
- Hearing loss that occurs after a person has acquired spoken language, typically after about age three to five. Postlingually deaf people usually retain spoken-language fluency, literacy, and memory of…
- Postpartum depression (Postnatal depression, PPD)
- Postpartum depression (PPD) is a form of clinical depression occurring after childbirth, typically within the first four to six weeks postpartum but potentially developing up to a year after delivery.…
- Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (PSEID, Inclusive Postsecondary Education, College Programs for ID)
- Educational programs at colleges and universities designed to include students with intellectual disabilities in campus life, academics, and career preparation. Unlike traditional special education th…
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- A form of dysautonomia defined by an excessive increase in heart rate upon standing, often accompanied by fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, and cognitive difficulties. POTS can significantly impact…
- Postural Support (Seating Support, Positioning Support)
- Equipment and strategies that help maintain a person's body in a stable, functional position for activities including communication, eating, and using assistive technology. Adequate postural support i…
- Posture Detection (Posture Monitoring, Posture Recognition)
- The use of sensors or computer vision to identify and monitor a person's body posture in real time. In assistive technology, posture detection systems can use accelerometers, gyroscopes, or cameras to…