Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
63 results found in blind and low vision.
- Visual Interpretation Services (VIS, Remote Sighted Assistance, Visual Assistance Services)
- Visual interpretation services are technology platforms that connect blind and low vision users with sighted assistants (either human volunteers or paid professionals) who provide real-time visual des…
- Voice Vista
- A free audio-based navigation application for blind and low-vision users that uses 3D spatial audio to announce nearby streets, intersections, points of interest, and set beacons as the user walks. Vo…
- Wearable Camera (Body-worn Camera, Head-mounted Camera, Egocentric Camera)
- A camera worn on the body — typically mounted on glasses, a hat, or the chest — that captures images or video from the wearer's perspective (egocentric view). In assistive technology for blind and low…