| AAC | Augmentative and alternative communication |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| AT | Assistive technology |
| CHAI | Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. |
| DAISY | Digital accessible information system (a technical standard) |
| digital AT | Assistive digital devices and software |
| DPO | Disabled persons’ organisation |
| EU | European Union |
| G3ict | Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs |
| GARI | Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative |
| GSMA | GSM Association |
| HIC | High-income country |
| ICF | International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| JAWS | Job Access With Speech (a screen reader) |
| LMIC | Low- and middle-income country |
| MNO | Mobile network operator |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NVDA | Non Visual Desktop Access (a screen reader) |
| PDA | Personal digital assistant |
| SLP | Speech language pathologist |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| US | United States (of America) |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| USSD | Unstructured supplementary service data |
| WCAG | Web content accessibility guidelines |
| WHO | World Health Organization |