Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
98 results found in digital accessibility.
- Content Creation Accessibility (Accessible Content Creation, Creator Accessibility)
- The design and provision of tools, platforms, and workflows that enable people with disabilities to create digital content such as videos, images, audio, and text. Unlike content accessibility, which …
- Contextual Integrity (CI, Contextual Privacy)
- A privacy framework developed by Helen Nissenbaum that defines privacy not as secrecy but as the appropriate flow of information according to context-specific norms. According to contextual integrity,…
- Creativity Support Tools (CST, Creative Support Software)
- Creativity support tools (CSTs) are software applications and systems designed to help people engage in creative activities such as writing, drawing, music production, photography, video editing, grap…
- Cross-Platform Consistency (Platform Consistency, Multi-Platform Accessibility)
- The quality of providing a consistent, reliable user experience across different devices, operating systems, and application versions. For blind and low vision users, cross-platform consistency is a f…
- Cultural Heritage Accessibility (CH Accessibility, Heritage Accessibility, Museum Accessibility, GLAM Accessibility)
- Cultural heritage accessibility refers to the practices, standards, and technologies that enable people with disabilities — as well as non-specialist and diverse audiences — to access, discover, and e…
- Daily Data Analysis (DDA, Everyday Data Analysis)
- The common, everyday tasks of analyzing and deriving insights from data that people perform in their daily lives or work, such as splitting expenses among friends, computing stock portfolio changes, c…
- Data Accessibility (Accessible Data, Data Access)
- The practice of making data and data-related tools usable by people with disabilities, ensuring that information presented in tables, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, and databases can be perceived, unde…
- Data Exploration (Exploratory Data Analysis, EDA)
- The process of investigating and examining datasets to discover patterns, spot anomalies, test hypotheses, and check assumptions, typically as a preliminary step before formal analysis. For blind and …
- Data Visualization Accessibility (Accessible Data Visualization, Chart Accessibility, Visualization Accessibility)
- The practice of designing charts, graphs, diagrams, and other visual data representations so they are perceivable, operable, and understandable by people with disabilities, particularly those who are …
- Date Picker Accessibility (Accessible Date Picker, Date Selection Accessibility)
- The degree to which date selection controls in web and mobile applications can be used effectively by people with disabilities. Date pickers are one of the most problematic interface elements for scre…
- Digital Campus (Virtual Campus, Online Campus)
- The entirety of an educational institution's online presence, platforms, tools, and digital resources used to deliver learning experiences. The digital campus encompasses learning management systems, …
- Digital Comics Accessibility (Comic Accessibility, Graphic Novel Accessibility)
- The practice of making comics, graphic novels, manga, and webtoons accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments. Digital comics present unique accessibility chall…
- Digital Layer Accessibility
- The dimension of VR accessibility concerned with user representation through avatars and the design of virtual worlds and environments. On the avatar side, this includes whether users can create avata…
- Digital Surveillance (Online Surveillance)
- The monitoring, tracking, and collection of data about individuals through digital technologies, including by governments, corporations, and other institutions. For disabled people, digital surveillan…
- Double Digital Divide
- The intersection of two layers of digital exclusion that compound each other, creating amplified barriers to participation. In disability and global accessibility contexts, the term describes how disa…
- E-Health (eHealth, Electronic Health)
- The use of information and communication technologies for health services, including electronic health records, telemedicine, mobile health applications, and patient portals. E-health aims to improve …
- E-Recruiting (Electronic Recruiting, Online Recruiting, Digital Recruitment)
- The use of web-based tools and platforms for job posting, candidate sourcing, application submission, and hiring management. E-recruiting systems include job search websites, online application portal…
- Employee Onboarding Accessibility (Accessible Onboarding, Inclusive Onboarding)
- The practice of ensuring that the employee onboarding process — including signing contracts, completing HR forms, accessing web portals, and orientation activities — is fully accessible to people with…
- Experiential Layer Accessibility
- The dimension of VR accessibility concerned with the quality, comfort, and safety of the VR experience for disabled users. This includes physical comfort (avoiding pain, exhaustion, and motion sicknes…
- FAIR Principles (FAIR Data Principles, Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable)
- The FAIR Principles are a set of guidelines for making digital data and resources Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Developed by an international consortium and published in 2016, the…