Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Social Motor Synchrony (Interpersonal Synchrony, Motor Synchrony)
- The spontaneous or intentional coordination of body movements between two or more people during social interaction, such as matching rhythms, mirroring gestures, or moving in temporal alignment. Socia…
- Social Navigation (Socially-aware navigation, Socially compliant robot navigation)
- In robotics, the problem of moving through an environment that contains people, in a way that respects social norms, comfort, and safety. Social navigation goes beyond obstacle avoidance: it requires …
- Social Networking Site (SNS, Social Network, Social Media Platform)
- A social networking site (SNS) is an online platform that enables users to create profiles, connect with others, share content, and engage in social interactions. Examples include Facebook, Twitter/X,…
- Social Play
- Social play is intrinsically motivated, voluntary activity between two or more children that has no purpose beyond itself, yet is essential to emotional, cognitive, and social development. Development…
- Social Playware (Interactive Playware, Technology-Mediated Play)
- Intelligent hardware and software systems designed to create playful interactive experiences that encourage learning, social interaction, and communication between users. In accessibility and therapeu…
- Social Prescribing (Community Prescribing, Non-Medical Referral)
- A non-medical intervention that links clinical practice with community-based activities and support services to improve health and wellbeing. In the context of accessibility, social prescribing connec…
- Social Presence (Co-Presence, Telepresence)
- The sense of being together with another person in a mediated environment, whether through video conferencing, virtual reality, or other communication technologies. In accessibility contexts, social p…
- Social Proof
- A psychological and behavioural phenomenon in which people rely on the choices, ratings, and reviews of others as evidence when making decisions under uncertainty. In digital accessibility contexts, s…
- Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2, SRS)
- A standardized questionnaire used to measure the severity of autism spectrum symptoms in individuals aged 2.5 years through adulthood. The SRS-2 assesses social awareness, social cognition, social com…
- Social Robot (Companion Robot, Assistive Social Robot)
- A robot designed to interact with people in socially meaningful ways, using verbal communication, gestures, and responsive behaviors to engage users. In accessibility contexts, social robots like Soft…
- Social Robot Navigation (Socially-aware robot navigation, Social navigation)
- A subfield of robotics concerned with how a mobile robot should move through environments shared with humans — choosing paths, speeds, and timings that respect social norms as well as physical obstacl…
- Social Skills (Social Competence, Interpersonal Skills)
- The abilities required for effective social interaction, including communication, cooperation, turn-taking, perspective-taking, reading social cues, and responding appropriately in social contexts. So…
- Social Skills Intervention (Social Skills Training, SST, Social Skills Therapy)
- Structured approaches to teaching social interaction skills to individuals who experience difficulties in social situations, commonly used with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, or social an…
- Social Skills Training (SST, Social Skills Intervention)
- A behavioral intervention approach that teaches interpersonal skills through instruction, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. For individuals with autism spectrum disorder or social communication diffi…
- Social Stories (Social Narratives)
- Short, structured narratives developed by Carol Gray that describe social situations, expected behaviors, and appropriate responses in a clear, visual format. Social stories are widely used as therape…
- Social Story (Social Stories, Social Narrative)
- A brief, personalized narrative written to help individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities understand and navigate social situations, transitions, or new experiences. Social stories a…
- Social Support Behavioral Code (SSBC)
- A classification framework used in health and social science research to categorize types of support exchanged between individuals. The SSBC identifies five categories of social support: informational…
- Social VR (Social Virtual Reality)
- Virtual reality platforms and applications designed for social interaction, where users represented by avatars can meet, communicate, and engage in shared activities in virtual spaces. Popular social …
- Social Virtual Reality (Social VR, SVR)
- Virtual reality platforms designed primarily for social interaction, where users meet, communicate, and engage in shared activities through avatars in three-dimensional virtual spaces. Examples includ…
- Social Wayfinding (Social Navigation Assistance)
- Social wayfinding refers to the capacity to perceive and navigate the dynamics of a social scene, not just its physical layout. It covers identifying who is present, where they are oriented, whether t…