Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Facilitated Communication(also: FC, Supported Typing)
- A technique in which a facilitator provides physical support to a person with a communication disability — typically by holding or steadying the person's hand, arm, or wrist — as they point to letters, words, or pictures on a communication board or keyboard. Originally promoted…
- Fringe Vocabulary(also: Fringe Words, Context-Specific Vocabulary)
- Topic-specific or situation-specific words in an AAC system, typically nouns and other content words that are needed in particular contexts but not used frequently across all conversations. Examples include words like "dinosaur" at a museum, "swing" at a playground, or…
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