Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
49 results found in Hardware.
- Smart Cane (Electronic Cane, Intelligent Cane)
- An enhanced version of the traditional white cane that incorporates electronic sensors — typically ultrasonic or infrared — to detect obstacles beyond the range of physical contact, providing haptic o…
- Sony Access Controller (PlayStation Access Controller, Project Leonardo)
- A customisable game controller released by Sony in 2023 for the PlayStation 5, designed for players with limited motor control. The Access Controller is a circular unit with swappable button caps, lon…
- Switch (Adaptive Switch, Accessibility Switch)
- An assistive technology input device that is activated by a single action such as pressing, squeezing, blowing, blinking, or moving a body part. Switches are designed for people with significant motor…
- Tactile Printer (Braille Embosser, Tactile Embosser)
- A device that produces raised-line graphics and text on paper or other media, enabling people who are blind or have low vision to access visual information through touch. Tactile printers work by embo…
- Tactor (Vibrotactile Actuator, Tactile Actuator, Vibration Motor)
- A small electromechanical device that produces vibrations against the skin to convey information through the sense of touch. Tactors are the fundamental components of tactile displays and wearable hap…
- Thermal Embosser (Thermal Swell Paper Printer)
- A device that produces tactile graphics by heating speciality swell paper (also called microcapsule paper) to raise areas printed with dark ink or toner. The microcapsules embedded in the paper expand…
- Tiger Embosser (ViewPlus Tiger, Tiger Braille Printer)
- A brand of Braille embosser manufactured by ViewPlus Technologies that produces both Braille text and tactile graphics by pressing raised dots onto thick paper. Unlike traditional Braille embossers th…
- Vibrotactile feedback (Tactile vibration, Haptic vibration)
- A form of haptic feedback that uses mechanical vibrations applied to the skin to convey information through the sense of touch. Vibrotactile actuators can communicate directional cues, alerts, pattern…
- Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC)
- A Microsoft-manufactured game controller designed for players with limited mobility. It provides a large flat-surface form factor with two oversized programmable buttons and 19 external 3.5 mm jacks p…