Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
16 results found in accessibility education.
- ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
- A non-profit, non-governmental body that accredits US post-secondary programmes in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commi…
- Accessibility First (Shift Left Accessibility, Built-In Accessibility)
- A design and pedagogical philosophy that treats accessibility as a foundational requirement from the very beginning of a project or course of study, rather than addressing it as an advanced topic or r…
- Authentic Learning (authentic pedagogy, real-world learning)
- A pedagogical approach that emphasizes learning through meaningful, real-world tasks and contexts rather than abstract exercises. In accessibility education, authentic learning involves direct interac…
- Bloom's Taxonomy
- A hierarchical framework originally proposed by Benjamin Bloom in 1956 and later revised, classifying educational learning objectives into levels of cognitive complexity: remembering, understanding, a…
- CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (CSUN, CSUN Conference, ATIA Conference at CSUN)
- The largest annual assistive technology conference in the world, organized by California State University, Northridge's Center on Disabilities. Founded in 1985, the conference brings together thousand…
- DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology)
- A pioneering program founded at the University of Washington in 1992 by Sheryl Burgstahler, funded by the National Science Foundation, to increase the participation of students with disabilities in sc…
- Design-Based Research (DBR)
- A collaborative, iterative research methodology used in education and human-computer interaction that develops theory and refines interventions through cycles of design, implementation, evaluation, an…
- Disability Etiquette (Disability manners, Interaction etiquette)
- A set of conventions for respectful and appropriate interaction with disabled people, typically taught to non-disabled colleagues, service staff, students, and healthcare providers. Common principles …
- Dunning-Kruger Effect
- A cognitive bias in which people with limited knowledge or competence in a domain overestimate their ability, while those with greater expertise tend to underestimate their relative skill. In accessib…
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)
- An annual event held on the third Thursday of May to focus attention on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people with disabilities worldwide. Founded in 2011, GAAD is observed…
- Pedagogic Culture (Pedagogical Culture)
- The ecosystem of shared debate, investigation, evaluation, and knowledge exchange that supports excellence in teaching and learning within a discipline. A healthy pedagogic culture involves systematic…
- Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)
- A concept from educational research referring to the intersection between a teacher's general pedagogical expertise (how to teach) and the specific content knowledge of their discipline (what to teach…
- Sociocultural Learning Theory (Sociocultural Theory, Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory)
- A theory of learning developed by Lev Vygotsky that argues cognitive development and knowledge acquisition are fundamentally social, mediated by language, culture, and interaction with more knowledgea…
- Socratic Questioning
- A disciplined, dialogue-based teaching method that uses probing questions to help learners examine assumptions, consider alternatives, and reason through problems rather than receive direct answers. N…
- Structured Walkthrough (Guided Walkthrough, Accessibility Walkthrough)
- An accessibility evaluation method in which an evaluator is guided through a systematic series of checks using predefined steps, instructions, and heuristics. Unlike a full WCAG conformance review whi…
- TeachAccess (Teach Access, TeachAccess initiative)
- A US-based initiative co-founded in 2015 by technology companies, universities, and disability organisations to integrate accessibility into the curricula of computer science, design, and related disc…