Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
34 results found in Digital Accessibility.
- Accessibility API (Accessibility Interface, Platform Accessibility API)
- A programming interface provided by an operating system or UI framework that exposes information about user interface elements to assistive technologies. Accessibility APIs enable screen readers, swit…
- Accessibility Awareness
- The level of knowledge and understanding that individuals, particularly software developers and designers, have about accessibility requirements, standards, and the needs of people with disabilities. …
- Accessible Computing (Computing Accessibility)
- The design, development, and deployment of computing systems, tools, and interfaces that can be effectively used by people with disabilities. Accessible computing encompasses web accessibility, mobile…
- ChatGPT Accessibility (GenAI Accessibility)
- The degree to which ChatGPT and similar generative AI interfaces can be effectively used by people with disabilities, including compatibility with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and non-visual i…
- Chatbot Accessibility (Accessible Chatbot Design, CUI Accessibility)
- The practice of designing chatbots and conversational user interfaces (CUIs) to be usable by people with disabilities. Chatbot accessibility presents unique challenges compared to traditional web acce…
- Community Sourcing (Community-Driven Accessibility)
- An approach to creating accessible content by drawing on community members who have domain expertise or vested interest in the content, rather than relying on professional describers or general crowdw…
- Digital Divide (Digital Gap, Technology Divide)
- The gap between those who have access to and can effectively use digital technologies and those who cannot, typically divided along lines of income, geography, disability, age, and education. The digi…
- Digital Divide (Digital Gap, Technology Gap)
- The gap between individuals, households, or communities that have access to modern information and communication technologies and those that do not, or between those with the skills to use them effect…
- Digital Health (eHealth, Digital Health Intervention)
- The use of digital technologies — including mobile apps, social media platforms, wearables, telemedicine, and AI tools — to deliver, coordinate, or support healthcare services and health information. …
- Digital Inclusion (Digital Equity, e-Inclusion)
- The principle and practice of ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to and can effectively use information and communication technologies. Digital inclusion encompasses three key d…
- Digital Independence (Digital Autonomy, Technology Independence)
- The ability to access and use digital technologies independently to find resources and information. Digital independence encompasses skills such as navigating websites, using search engines, evaluatin…
- Digital Literacy (Digital Skills, Computer Literacy)
- The ability to effectively and critically use digital technologies for information access, communication, content creation, and problem-solving. Digital literacy for people with vision impairments enc…
- Digital Reading (Electronic Reading, Online Reading)
- The act of reading text on digital devices including computers, tablets, smartphones, and e-readers. Digital reading differs from print reading in that it enables dynamic text modification, multimodal…
- Distraction Blocker (Focus app, Website blocker, Digital self-control tool, DSCT)
- A category of digital well-being software designed to restrict access to distracting applications, websites, or notifications so that users can sustain focus on work or study. Distraction blockers ran…
- E-Book Accessibility (Electronic Book Accessibility, Digital Book Accessibility)
- The design and implementation of electronic books to be usable by people with disabilities, including proper semantic structure, text resizing, reflowable content, alternative text for images, compati…
- E-Commerce Accessibility (Accessible E-Commerce, Online Shopping Accessibility)
- The degree to which online shopping experiences — product discovery, evaluation, checkout, fulfilment, customer support, and (on peer-to-peer platforms) selling — are usable by people with disabilitie…
- E-Government Accessibility (Digital Government Accessibility, E-Gov Accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring that electronic government services — including websites, online forms, and digital public services — are usable by people with disabilities. E-government accessibility is par…
- Emergency Preparedness (Disaster Preparedness, Crisis Preparedness)
- The planning, policies, and infrastructure put in place to ensure that communities can respond effectively to emergencies such as natural disasters, pandemics, and other crises. In accessibility conte…
- Emoji (Emojis)
- Small pictographic characters — faces, gestures, objects, symbols — encoded as Unicode code points and rendered by platform-specific font sets, used to convey affect, tone, and non-verbal nuance in ot…
- Food Desert (Food Swamp, Low Food Access Area)
- A geographic area, typically in low-income communities, where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious food due to the absence of nearby grocery stores or fresh food retailers. Food …