Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Device Abandonment(also: Technology Abandonment, AT Abandonment)
- The phenomenon where users stop using an assistive technology device after initial adoption. In AAC, abandonment rates are notably high and stem from multiple factors including devices that do not match users' communication strengths, poor customization, high cost, social…
- Discreet AAC(also: Discreet Assistive Communication, Wearable AAC)
- Augmentative and alternative communication devices designed to be socially unobtrusive and visually inconspicuous, in contrast to traditional tablet-based AAC systems that are physically prominent and easily identifiable. Discreet AAC encompasses wearable technologies such as…
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