Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) (ATAG, ATAG 2.0)
- A W3C Web Accessibility Initiative standard that provides guidelines for designing authoring tools — such as content management systems, website builders, and code editors — that are both accessible t…
- Authority Building (Credibility Establishment, Trust Building)
- The strategies used by content creators and platforms to establish trustworthiness and expertise, particularly for health-related and disability-related content. Authority building techniques include …
- Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, Autism Spectrum Condition)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, sensory processing, and patterns of behavior and interests. Autism exists on a spectrum with wide variation in how …
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS, ADOS-2)
- A standardized diagnostic protocol for autism that uses structured and semi-structured social interaction tasks between an examiner and the person being assessed. First published in 1989 and designed …
- Autism Employment Gap (Autism Unemployment, Neurodiversity Employment Gap)
- The significant disparity in employment rates between autistic adults and the general population. Research indicates only 10-50% of autistic individuals are employed, with just 15-20% in full-time pos…
- Autism Industrial Complex (AIC)
- A term coined by Alicia Broderick and Robin Roscigno to describe the commercial ecosystem that treats autism as a commodity, establishing it as a normative cultural narrative that necessitates interve…
- Autism Self-Advocacy (Autistic Self-Advocacy, Autism Rights Movement)
- A movement led by autistic individuals who advocate for their own rights, autonomy, and inclusion in decisions that affect their lives. Autism self-advocacy challenges the dominance of non-autistic pa…
- Autism Spectrum (Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD, Autism Spectrum Condition)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, interaction patterns, and restricted or repetitive behaviors, interests, or activities. The spectrum concept reflec…
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Autism)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, sensory processing, and patterns of behavior and interests. Autism exists on a broad spectrum with highly variable …
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Autism)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, sensory processing, and patterns of behavior or interests. Autism exists on a spectrum, meaning it presents differe…
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Autism, Autistic Spectrum Condition)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication and interaction, along with restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities. Autism exists o…
- Autism Technology (Autism Tech, ASD Technology)
- Technologies specifically designed for, marketed to, or used by autistic individuals and their support networks. Autism technology spans a wide range including digital therapy platforms, educational a…
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD, Autism, Autism spectrum)
- A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by differences in social communication, interaction patterns, and restricted or repetitive behaviors, with wide variation in how it manifests across indivi…
- Autistic Agency (Autistic Self-Determination, Autistic Autonomy)
- The capacity of autistic individuals to make choices, express preferences, direct their own lives, and participate meaningfully in decisions that affect them. Research on autistic agency in technology…
- Autistic Burnout (Autistic Fatigue, Neurodivergent Burnout)
- A state of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion experienced by autistic people, often resulting from the cumulative effect of masking (suppressing autistic traits to appear neurotypical), sensor…
- Autistic Joy
- A concept articulated by Elliot Wassell and widely discussed in autistic communities describing the intense, absorbing pleasure autistic people can experience in special interests, sensory engagement,…
- Autistic Meltdown (Meltdown, Sensory Meltdown)
- An autistic meltdown is an intense, involuntary response to overwhelming sensory, emotional, or cognitive overload, during which an autistic person may temporarily lose the ability to regulate their b…
- Autistic Sociality (Autistic Social Interaction, Atypical Sociality)
- The distinct ways in which autistic people form social connections, build community, and engage in relationships — which differ from neurotypical social norms but are not deficient. Autistic sociality…
- Auto-Aim (Lock-On Targeting, Target Assist, Aim Assist)
- An accessibility feature in games and virtual environments that helps users locate and track targets without requiring precise manual aiming. Auto-aim typically scans the environment for objects of in…
- Auto-Correction (Autocorrect, Automatic error correction, Spell correction)
- A software feature that automatically detects and corrects typing errors, typically by comparing entered text against a dictionary and suggesting or applying the closest match based on string distance…