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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Obstacle Avoidance(also: Obstacle Detection)
The ability to detect and navigate around physical barriers in one's path, a critical mobility skill for blind and visually impaired people. Traditional obstacle avoidance relies on long cane techniques (sweeping the cane side to side to detect ground-level hazards) and guide…

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