Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
206 results found in education.
- Tactile graphics (Raised-line graphics, Touch graphics)
- Physical representations of visual information using raised surfaces, textures, and patterns that can be explored through touch. Tactile graphics are essential for conveying spatial and graphical info…
- Tangible Programming (Physical Programming, Tangible Coding, Tactile Programming)
- A programming approach that uses physical objects — such as blocks, cards, or robots — that users can manipulate with their hands to create programs, rather than typing code or dragging on-screen elem…
- Taylor Frame (Taylor Mathematical Slate, Taylor Slate, Math Frame)
- A tactile tool used by visually impaired students to perform arithmetic calculations. The device consists of a rectangular board with rows of holes into which small lead or plastic bars are inserted. …
- Teach Access
- A collaborative initiative bringing together technology companies, academic institutions, and advocacy organizations to advance accessibility education. Teach Access provides resources, curriculum mat…
- Teacher of Blind Students (TBS, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, TVI, Vision Teacher)
- A specially licensed educator trained to teach students who are blind or have low vision. TBSs provide instruction in the expanded core curriculum, which includes Braille literacy, orientation and mob…
- Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI, Vision Teacher, Teacher of the Visually Impaired)
- A specialized educator certified to teach students who are blind or have low vision, providing instruction in the expanded core curriculum including braille literacy, orientation and mobility concepts…
- Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI, Vision Teacher, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments)
- A specialized educator trained to work with students who are blind or have low vision, providing instruction in skills such as Braille, use of assistive technology, orientation and mobility, and adapt…
- Technology Empowerment (User Empowerment, Disability Technology Empowerment)
- An approach to accessibility that goes beyond user-centered design to actively train and support people with disabilities to become technology creators, developers, and researchers rather than solely …
- Telepresence robot (Telepresence, Remote presence robot)
- A mobile robotic device that enables a remote user to have a physical presence in a distant location, typically featuring a screen displaying the user's face, a camera, microphone, speaker, and wheels…
- Thermoform (Vacuum-Formed Plastic, Thermoform Duplicator)
- A method of producing tactile images and braille copies by heating a thin sheet of plastic and vacuum-forming it over a master copy (typically an embossed original) to create a durable raised-line rep…
- Typhlology (Typhlopedagogy)
- The study and science of blindness and visual impairment, encompassing education, rehabilitation, and support methods for people who are blind or have low vision. Typhlology draws on knowledge from ed…
- Unidirectional Support (One-Way Support, Asymmetric Support)
- A pattern of assistance in which support flows in only one direction—from a helper to a recipient—without opportunities for feedback, mutual contribution, or reciprocal engagement. In disability conte…
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- An educational framework based on neuroscience research that guides the design of flexible learning experiences to accommodate individual learning differences. UDL provides three core principles: mult…
- Universal design for learning (UDL)
- An educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that guides the development of flexible learning experiences to accommodate individual learning differences. UDL provides multiple m…
- Video accessibility (Accessible video, Video a11y)
- The practice of making video content perceivable, operable, and understandable for people with disabilities. This encompasses captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, audio descriptions for blin…
- Video modeling (Video-based modeling, Video self-modeling)
- An evidence-based instructional strategy that uses video recordings to demonstrate target behaviors, social skills, or task sequences, which the viewer then imitates. For children with autism, video m…
- Virtual Learning Environment (VLE, Learning Management System, LMS, Online Learning Platform)
- A web-based platform designed to support teaching and learning by providing tools for content delivery, communication, assessment, and course management. Virtual learning environments typically includ…
- Visual Literacy
- The ability to interpret, evaluate, and create visual messages and content. Visual literacy encompasses understanding visual conventions (like color symbolism, composition rules, and typographic hiera…
- Visual Schedule (Picture Schedule, Activity Schedule)
- A visual representation of a sequence of activities or steps that an individual is expected to complete, using pictures, symbols, photographs, or written words arranged in chronological order. Visual …
- Visual Supports (Visual Aids, Visual Cues)
- Pictures, symbols, photographs, written words, objects, or other visual items used to support communication, learning, and behaviour in individuals with developmental disabilities, particularly autism…