Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in accessibility tools.
- Code Folding (Code Collapsing, Outlining)
- Code folding is a feature in text editors and integrated development environments (IDEs) that allows programmers to collapse sections of code (such as functions, classes, or loops) into a single line,…
- ElevenLabs
- A commercial AI voice platform that generates realistic synthetic speech and voice clones from text. ElevenLabs is used in accessibility contexts for producing narrated video voiceovers, audiobook-sty…
- Programming Accessibility (Accessible Programming, Accessible IDE)
- The practice of making software development tools, environments, and workflows usable by programmers with disabilities. Programming presents unique accessibility challenges beyond general computer use…
- Project Sidewalk
- An open-source web-based crowdsourcing tool developed at the University of Washington that enables volunteers to virtually audit sidewalk accessibility using Google Street View panoramas. Contributors…
- Screen Reader Plugin (Screen Reader Add-on, Screen Reader Script, Screen Reader Extension)
- A small piece of code that extends or modifies the functionality of a screen reader application. Screen reader plugins can make inaccessible applications accessible, customize the screen reader's beha…
- WURFL (Wireless Universal Resource File)
- An open-source device description repository that catalogs the capabilities of mobile devices in a large XML file. WURFL collects information about device features such as screen size, image format su…