Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
28 results found in STEM accessibility.
- Blocks-Based Programming (Block Programming, Visual Block Programming, BBPE)
- A programming paradigm designed to introduce coding concepts to beginners — particularly children — by representing code as visual, interlocking blocks that are dragged and dropped to construct progra…
- ClearSpeak
- A set of rules for generating natural-sounding spoken descriptions of mathematical expressions, developed by ETS (Educational Testing Service). ClearSpeak uses conversational phrasing like "the fracti…
- Code Literacy (Coding Literacy, Programming Literacy)
- The ability to read, write, and understand computer code, increasingly recognized as a fundamental skill for education and employment in the digital economy. In accessibility contexts, code literacy e…
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- The use of software to create, modify, analyse, and optimise designs for physical objects or systems. In accessibility contexts, CAD tools are critical for designing assistive technology, tactile grap…
- Diagram Accessibility (Accessible Diagrams, Scientific Diagram Accessibility)
- The practice of making visual diagrams — including scientific figures, flowcharts, organizational charts, and technical schematics — accessible to people with visual impairments, learning disabilities…
- Force Feedback (Haptic Force Feedback, Kinesthetic Feedback)
- A type of haptic technology that applies physical forces to the user through a device such as a stylus, joystick, or glove, simulating the sensation of touching or interacting with virtual objects. Un…
- Image sonification (Visual-to-audio mapping, Auditory image display)
- The process of converting visual information from images — such as shapes, charts, diagrams, or spatial layouts — into audio representations that can be perceived without vision. Image sonification ma…
- LaTeX (TeX)
- A document typesetting language widely used in academia and STEM fields for producing scientific documents containing complex mathematical formulae. LaTeX encodes mathematical content as plain text ma…
- Math Accessibility (Mathematical Accessibility, STEM Accessibility)
- The practice of making mathematical content — including formulae, equations, graphs, and geometric representations — accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments.…
- Math OCR (Mathematical OCR, Scientific Document Recognition)
- Optical character recognition technology specifically designed to recognize and convert mathematical expressions, formulas, and scientific notation from printed or PDF documents into accessible digita…
- MathJax
- An open-source JavaScript display engine that renders mathematical notation written in LaTeX, MathML, or AsciiMath in web browsers. MathJax is significant for accessibility because it produces output …
- MathML (Mathematical Markup Language)
- A W3C standard XML-based markup language for describing mathematical notation and its structure, enabling mathematical content to be rendered visually in web browsers and read aloud by screen readers.…
- MathML (Mathematical Markup Language)
- A W3C standard XML-based markup language for describing mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. MathML comes in two forms: presentation MathML, which describes how a formul…
- MathML (Mathematical Markup Language)
- An XML-based markup language standardized by the W3C for describing mathematical notation and capturing both its structure and content. MathML enables screen readers and other assistive technologies t…
- MathSpeak (MathSpeak Rules)
- A set of rules and conventions for verbally describing mathematical notation in a standardized, unambiguous way that can be understood by people who cannot see the visual representation of formulas. M…
- Mathematical Accessibility (Math Accessibility, STEM Content Accessibility)
- The practice of making mathematical content — including equations, formulas, graphs, and notation — perceivable, operable, and understandable by people with disabilities. Mathematical content poses un…
- Mathematical Accessibility (Math Accessibility, STEM Accessibility)
- The practice of making mathematical notation, formulas, equations, and quantitative content accessible to people with disabilities, particularly blind and low-vision users. Mathematical notation poses…
- Nemeth Braille (Nemeth Code, Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics)
- A specialized Braille code designed for representing mathematical and scientific notation, developed by Abraham Nemeth and adopted by the Library of Congress. Unlike literary Braille, Nemeth Braille h…
- Nemeth Braille Code (Nemeth Code, Nemeth Mathematics Braille)
- A system of Braille encoding developed by Abraham Nemeth in 1946 for representing mathematical and scientific notation, widely used in the United States and some other English-speaking countries. The …
- Nemeth Code (Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science)
- A specialized braille code developed by Abraham Nemeth for representing mathematics, science notation, and technical symbols. Nemeth Code provides a comprehensive system for expressing equations, frac…