Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Reminder System(also: Prompting System, Cognitive Prosthetic)
- An assistive technology that provides timely cues, alerts, or step-by-step prompts to support task completion for people with memory or executive function difficulties. Reminder systems can range from simple timer-based alerts to sophisticated context-aware systems that track…
- Robotic Arm(also: Robot Arm, Assistive Robotic Arm, Manipulator Arm)
- A programmable mechanical device with jointed segments that can grasp, move, and manipulate objects, controlled through various input methods. In assistive technology contexts, robotic arms are used to extend the physical capabilities of people with motor impairments, enabling…
- Routinisation(also: Routinization, Age-Related Routinisation)
- The tendency of older adults to increasingly organise their daily activities into fixed, predictable routines as they age. As cognitive resources decline, older adults optimise their remaining capacity by performing activities in the same order, at the same times, and in the…
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