Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Stimming (Self-Stimulatory Behavior, Stim)
- Repetitive movements, sounds, or behaviors that serve self-regulatory functions, commonly associated with autism but present in all people to varying degrees. Examples include hand-flapping, rocking, …
- Stimulation Seeking (Sensation Seeking, Novelty Seeking)
- A behavioral tendency common in people with ADHD to actively seek out novel, exciting, or highly engaging stimuli. This trait is linked to differences in dopamine regulation in the ADHD brain. In digi…
- Stimulus Over-Selectivity (Over-Selective Attention, Tunnel Vision Attention)
- A phenomenon where an individual attends to a limited subset of available stimuli while ignoring other relevant cues in their environment. Stimulus over-selectivity is commonly observed in autistic in…
- Stimulus Overselectivity (Tunnel Vision, Attentional Overselectivity)
- A phenomenon observed in some individuals with autism where attention is focused on a limited subset of available sensory information while other relevant stimuli are neglected. Sometimes described as…
- Stitch Type (Stitch Pattern, Embroidery Stitch)
- A specific method of forming stitches in embroidery, each producing a distinct visual and tactile result. Common stitch types include running stitch (simple dashed line), satin stitch (smooth parallel…
- Stokoe Notation (Stokoe System)
- A notational system for representing the formational components of sign language signs, devised by William C. Stokoe for the 1965 Dictionary of American Sign Language on Linguistic Principles. The sys…
- Story Completer
- A design role for generative AI in storytelling, proposed by Niu, Clements, and Kim (2026), in which AI systems complete and enrich stories authored by human creators rather than generating full story…
- Storyboarding (Storyboard)
- A visual narrative technique, adapted from film, in which a sequence of sketched panels depicts how a user will interact with a product, service, or environment over time. Storyboards make abstract sc…
- Strabismus (Crossed eyes, Squint, Eye misalignment)
- A condition in which the eyes do not align properly, causing one eye to point in a different direction from the other — inward (esotropia), outward (exotropia or exophoria), upward, or downward. Strab…
- Stratified Sampling (Stratified Random Sampling)
- Stratified sampling is a statistical technique that divides a population into non-overlapping subgroups (strata) that share some characteristic, then draws a random sample from each stratum. In access…
- Streaming Media (Streaming Audio, Streaming Video, Media Streaming)
- Streaming media is audio or video content delivered to a user in a continuous flow from a server, played back as it arrives rather than waiting for a complete download. Because streaming content produ…
- Street Level Imagery (Street view imagery, Panoramic street imagery)
- Geo-referenced 360-degree panoramic photography captured from vehicles or pedestrians at street level, made widely available through services like Google Street View and Apple Maps Look Around. Street…
- Strengths-Based Approach (Asset-Based Approach, Strengths-Based Practice)
- An approach that focuses on identifying and building upon individuals' existing abilities, interests, and resources rather than concentrating on deficits and limitations. In disability and accessibili…
- Stress Management (Stress Regulation, Stress Reduction)
- The set of techniques and practices used to reduce the physiological and psychological impact of acute and chronic stress — including controlled breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness m…
- Stress Process Model (Pearlin Stress Process Model)
- A theoretical framework developed by Leonard Pearlin and colleagues (1981) that describes how stressors, mediators, and outcomes interact dynamically over time to shape psychological wellbeing. In car…
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA)
- A medical condition caused by interruption of blood supply to the brain, resulting in brain cell damage that can cause a range of disabilities including paralysis, speech and language impairments (aph…
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident, CVA, Brain Attack)
- A medical condition occurring when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Strokes can cause lasting brain damage, long-term disabi…
- Stroke Recovery (Stroke Rehabilitation, Post-Stroke Rehabilitation)
- The process of regaining physical, cognitive, and communicative abilities lost or impaired following a stroke (cerebrovascular accident). Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, with survivor…
- Stroke Rehabilitation (Stroke Rehab, Post-Stroke Therapy)
- A program of therapies designed to help stroke survivors regain lost abilities, relearn skills, and adapt to limitations caused by stroke. Rehabilitation typically includes physical therapy for motor …
- Structural Abstraction (Formula Abstraction, Expression Collapsing)
- Structural abstraction is an accessibility technique that simplifies complex visual structures — particularly mathematical formulas — by initially collapsing sub-expressions into symbolic summaries an…