Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
12 results found in accessibility concepts.
- Accessibility-supported (Accessibility supported technology)
- A WCAG 2.0 concept describing a web technology that has sufficient support from user agents (browsers) and assistive technologies to reliably convey accessibility information to users with disabilitie…
- Delegated Agency (Delegated Technical Agency)
- Delegated agency occurs in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) when a close conversation partner (such as a parent or aide) acts on behalf of an augmented communicator to advance the comm…
- Experiential Accessibility (Experience-Centric Accessibility)
- An approach to accessibility that goes beyond removing barriers to ensure disabled people can have equitable, meaningful experiences with technology—not just functional access. In the context of exper…
- Graceful degradation (Graceful degradation)
- A design strategy in which web content built with newer or advanced technologies continues to function and remain accessible when those technologies are not supported by a user's browser or assistive …
- Menu-Driven Interface (Menu-Based Interface, Menu Selection Interface)
- A user interface style in which the available actions at each point in the interaction are presented to the user as an on-screen list, and the user selects an option by number, letter, keystroke, or p…
- Nonvisual Accessibility (Non-Visual Access)
- Nonvisual accessibility refers to approaches, strategies, and technologies that enable people who are blind or have low vision to access information and interact with digital and physical environments…
- Opportunistic Accessibility (Opportunistic Accessibility Improvement)
- Opportunistic accessibility is an approach to improving digital accessibility in which enhancements are automatically applied to the maximum extent possible without causing negative side effects. Rath…
- Progressive Enhancement
- A web design strategy that starts with a baseline of essential content and functionality that works in any browser or with any internet connection, then layers on enhanced features for users with more…
- Redundant Input (Redundant Input Channels, Multimodal Redundancy)
- A design approach in which a user interface accepts the same command through more than one input channel — for example, voice and gesture, keyboard and pointer, or speech and switch — so that users ca…
- Situational Limitations (Situational Impairments, Contextual Limitations)
- Temporary constraints on a user's ability to interact with technology due to their environment, device, or circumstances rather than a permanent disability. Examples include using a mobile phone in br…
- Technical Agency
- Technical agency, in the context of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), refers to an individual's ability to actively participate in and contribute to a conversation through direct actio…
- Transformative Access
- A concept from disability justice that redefines accessibility beyond structural adjustments or compliance with standards. Introduced by the disability justice group Sins Invalid, transformative acces…