Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Paralysis(also: Paralyzed, Paresis)
- The partial or complete loss of voluntary muscle function, resulting from damage to the motor nervous system. Common causes include spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, motor neuron diseases such as ALS, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and brainstem lesions…
- Print Disabilities(also: Print Disability, Print Impairment)
- A broad term encompassing any condition that prevents a person from effectively reading standard printed text. Print disabilities include blindness and low vision, but also extend to learning disabilities such as dyslexia, physical disabilities that prevent holding or…
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