Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Parasocial Relationship(also: Parasocial Tie, Parasocial Interaction)
- A parasocial relationship is a one-sided emotional bond that a media audience forms with a performer, creator, or online personality — the viewer feels a sense of friendship, loyalty, and familiarity despite no reciprocal awareness. In accessibility contexts, parasocial ties are…
- Pebbling
- A neurodivergent-coined term for the practice of expressing and receiving affection by sharing small tokens — often memes, short videos, articles, or other links — with loved ones. The term references the courtship behavior of penguins, who offer pebbles to their partners.…
- Prosociality(also: Prosocial Behavior, Prosocial Behaviour)
- Prosociality refers to voluntary behaviour intended to benefit others, including helping, sharing, comforting, and cooperating. In accessibility and dementia research, prosocial acts observed during group activities - passing a card so a peer can see it, a reassuring touch on…
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