Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- DIY AAC(also: Do-It-Yourself AAC, Self-Made AAC, Bespoke AAC)
- Augmentative and alternative communication tools created or significantly customized by the users themselves rather than prescribed by clinicians or purchased as commercial products. DIY AAC ranges from low-tech solutions like handmade communication diaries and picture boards to…
- DIY Accessibility(also: Do-It-Yourself Accessibility, Grassroots Accessibility)
- An approach in which disabled people, their families, or proximate makers design and fabricate their own accessible artefacts—assistive tools, tactile labels, adapted clothing, switch-accessible toys—outside institutional assistive-technology supply chains, often using…
- DIY Assistive Technology(also: Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology, Maker Assistive Technology)
- DIY assistive technology refers to the practice of creating, modifying, or adapting assistive devices and tools through do-it-yourself methods, often using digital fabrication technologies such as 3D printers and laser cutters. This approach empowers people with disabilities,…
- Design for User Empowerment(also: DfUE, Empowerment-Oriented Design)
- A design philosophy that prioritizes giving users — particularly people with disabilities — the skills, tools, and agency to create, modify, and customize their own technology solutions rather than being passive recipients of products designed for them. Design for User…
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