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This glossary covers a wide range of topics and includes terms that describe people, technology, concepts, and more. Some of the terms, marked by this icon , are widely considered to be

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  • Talking Devices

    Talking devices are augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that help people communicate. A...

  • Text-to-Speech (TTS)

    Text-to-speech is assistive technology software that reads digital text aloud. It takes digital words on a device...

  • Tab order

    An important part of keyboard accessibility, tab order describes the order in which elements come into focus when...

  • Tactile

    A term to describe touch, or concepts or objects that are based on touch.

  • Telehealth

    According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Telehealth sometimes called Telemedicine: is the...

  • Tetraplegia

    Tetraplegia is another term for quadriplegia, which is paralysis in all four limbs and possibly torso.

  • Trisomy 21

    Trisomy is the medical term for a copy of a chromosome and 21 refers to the chromosome copied that results in...

  • TTY (Teletypewriter)

    A device that enables phone communication through typed messages for people who can't or choose not to communicate...