Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
5 results found in Digital Literacy.
- Computer Literacy (Digital Literacy, Technology Literacy, ICT Literacy)
- A person's knowledge and ability to use computers and digital technology effectively. In accessibility research, computer literacy is an important variable when studying how different user groups inte…
- 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 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…
- Perceptual Guidance
- An instructional technique that directs a user’s attention to specific perceptual features of a target — most commonly color and on-screen location — to help them detect or disambiguate it. In accessi…
- Social Cognitive Theory (SCT, Social learning theory)
- A psychological framework developed by Albert Bandura that explains how people learn through observing others, building self-efficacy, and interacting with their social environment. In the context of …