Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Grab Bar(also: Safety Rail, Support Bar, Handrail)
- A rigid, wall-mounted bar designed to provide support and stability for people who need assistance maintaining balance, transferring between positions, or preventing falls. Grab bars are most commonly installed near toilets, bathtubs, and showers, but may also be placed in…
- Green Space Accessibility(also: Outdoor Leisure Accessibility, Park Accessibility)
- The design and adaptation of natural environments such as parks, gardens, forests, and countryside areas to be usable and enjoyable by people with disabilities. Green space accessibility encompasses multiple dimensions: accessible information for planning visits, navigable…
- Gross Motor Skills(also: Large Motor Skills, Gross Motor Function)
- Motor skills involving large muscle groups that enable whole-body movements such as walking, running, jumping, climbing, and maintaining balance and posture. Unlike fine motor skills which involve precise small movements, gross motor skills provide the foundation for stability…
- Guide Runner(also: Sighted Guide Runner, Running Guide)
- A sighted person who accompanies a blind or visually impaired runner during training or competition, providing verbal navigation cues and physical guidance typically through a tether connecting the two runners. Guide runners must match the ability level of the BVI runner,…
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