Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- 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: DIY-AT, Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology)
- Assistive technology that is designed, fabricated, or modified by individuals, communities, or non-commercial entities rather than purchased from commercial manufacturers. DIY-AT often uses accessible fabrication methods like 3D printing to create customized, low-cost solutions…
- 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,…
- Digital Embroidery(also: Computerised Embroidery, Machine Embroidery)
- Fabrication of stitched patterns on fabric using a computer-controlled embroidery machine that reads a digitised design file (e.g., DST, EXP) and drives a needle to produce precise, repeatable stitches. In accessibility work, digital embroidery is used to build tactile textile…
- Digital Fabrication(also: Digital Manufacturing)
- The process of creating physical objects from digital designs using computer-controlled manufacturing tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC mills. Digital fabrication has democratized the production of assistive technology by enabling non-specialists to create…
- Digital Fabrication(also: Digital Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping)
- Digital fabrication encompasses manufacturing processes that use computer-controlled tools to create physical objects from digital designs. Common tools include laser cutters, 3D printers, and CNC routers. In accessibility contexts, digital fabrication enables the creation of…
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