Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
98 results found in digital accessibility.
- Subjective Image Description (Subjective Visual Assessment)
- An image description that involves opinion, aesthetic judgment, or interpretation rather than purely factual content. Examples include assessing whether an outfit matches, whether a room setting looks…
- Survey Accessibility (Accessible Surveys, Inclusive Survey Design)
- The practice of designing surveys, questionnaires, and assessment tools so they can be completed by people with diverse abilities, languages, and communication preferences. Survey accessibility encomp…
- Tabular Data (Table Data, Structured Data)
- Information organized in a grid of rows and columns, commonly found in spreadsheets, databases, and HTML tables. For accessibility, tabular data must be properly structured with row and column headers…
- Touch Screen Accessibility (Touchscreen Accessibility, Touch Input Accessibility)
- The design and implementation of touch-based interfaces so they can be effectively used by people with various disabilities, including those with motor impairments, low vision, or blindness. Touch scr…
- User-Generated Content (UGC, Prosumer Content)
- Web content created and published by non-technical users through platforms like blogs, social media, wikis, and content management systems, rather than by professional web developers. The rise of user…
- Variation Summary
- A concise presentation format for AI-generated image descriptions that explicitly organizes information into three categories: agreements (claims supported by all or most models), disagreements (claim…
- Variation Surfacing (Variation Display, Surfacing Variations)
- A technique for helping users assess AI reliability by generating multiple responses from one or more AI models and systematically presenting the differences, agreements, and unique mentions across th…
- Variation-Aware Description
- A presentation format for AI-generated image descriptions that aggregates multiple model responses into a single coherent, hierarchical description while highlighting variations inline. When multiple …
- Video Conferencing Accessibility (Virtual Meeting Accessibility, Remote Meeting Accessibility)
- The degree to which video conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet can be used effectively by people with disabilities, including those who rely on screen readers, keyboar…
- Video Conferencing Accessibility (Virtual Meeting Accessibility, Online Meeting Accessibility)
- The design and implementation of video conferencing platforms to be usable by people with disabilities, including those using screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, captions, and other assistive te…
- Virtual Reality Accessibility (VR Accessibility)
- The practice of designing Virtual Reality systems, applications, and experiences to be usable by people with disabilities. VR accessibility encompasses three interconnected layers: the physical layer …
- Visual Privacy (Visual Information Privacy)
- The safeguarding and management of sensitive visual information that could be shared or disclosed in everyday life, particularly through the use of assistive technologies and generative AI tools. For …
- Web-Based Learning (WBL, Online Learning, E-Learning)
- An educational approach that delivers instructional content and learning experiences through web browsers and internet-connected platforms, encompassing everything from static course websites to inter…
- Webtoon (Web Comic, Digital Comic)
- A format of digital comic originating in South Korea, designed for vertical scrolling on mobile devices. Webtoons are characterized by their long, continuous vertical panels, vibrant colors, and dynam…
- Webtoon Accessibility
- The practice of making webtoons—vertically scrolling digital comics—accessible to people with disabilities, particularly blind and low vision users. Key challenges include converting rich visual narra…
- World Design (Virtual World Design, Environment Design)
- The creation and structuring of virtual environments in VR, including architecture, terrain, objects, lighting, and interactive elements. In accessibility contexts, world design directly impacts wheth…
- Z-Order (Stacking Order, Layer Order)
- Z-order refers to the front-to-back layering sequence of overlapping objects on a 2-D digital canvas, determining which objects appear in front of or behind others. In accessibility, Z-order is signif…
- eAccessibility (Electronic Accessibility, ICT Accessibility, Digital Accessibility)
- The concept of ensuring that all people, including those with disabilities and elderly people with reduced functional capabilities, have equal access to information and services made available through…