Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
206 results found in education.
- Bimodal Bilingualism (Bimodal-Bilingual)
- The ability to use two languages that exist in different modalities — typically a signed language (visual-gestural modality) and a spoken/written language (auditory-vocal modality). Unlike unimodal bi…
- Blended Learning (B-Learning, Hybrid Learning, Mixed-Mode Learning)
- An educational approach that combines online digital media and methods with traditional face-to-face classroom activities. Blended learning integrates the flexibility and self-pacing of e-learning wit…
- Blind Education (Education for the Blind, Visual Impairment Education)
- Educational practices, methods, and systems designed to provide equitable learning opportunities for students who are blind or have low vision. Blind education encompasses specialized schools for the …
- Blind-Perspective Training (Non-Visual Training, Blindfold Training)
- An educational and vocational training approach where all learners, regardless of their level of functional vision, are taught skills using non-visual techniques such as touch, hearing, and propriocep…
- Block-Based Programming (Visual Block Programming, Block Coding, Blocks-Based Programming)
- A programming paradigm where users create code by selecting and connecting visual blocks that snap together like puzzle pieces, rather than typing text-based syntax. Each block represents a programmin…
- Blocks-Based Programming (Block Programming, Visual Block Programming, BBPE)
- A programming paradigm designed to introduce coding concepts to beginners — particularly children — by representing code as visual, interlocking blocks that are dragged and dropped to construct progra…
- Blocks4All
- An accessible touchscreen-based block-based programming environment designed for students with visual impairments. Blocks4All enables drag-and-drop-like programming interactions on touchscreen devices…
- Body Awareness (Body Schema, Body Image)
- The understanding of one's own body including its structure, posture, position in space, and relationship to the environment. Body awareness encompasses both the physical sense of where body parts are…
- Braille Literacy (Braille Reading and Writing)
- The ability to read and write using the braille system, a tactile code of raised dots representing letters, numbers, and symbols. Braille literacy is fundamental to educational achievement, employment…
- Braille literacy (Braille fluency)
- The ability to read and write using the Braille tactile writing system of raised dots. Braille literacy rates among blind people have declined significantly — from over 50% in the 1960s to under 10% i…
- Brave Space
- A community or environment where people are encouraged to step outside their comfort zones, approach their limits, and try new things while being supported by those around them — as opposed to a "safe…
- Capacity Building (Research Capacity Building, Capability Development)
- The process of developing and strengthening the skills, resources, and infrastructure that enable individuals, communities, and organizations to carry out research, develop technologies, and advocate …
- Career Development Learning (CDL, Career Readiness Education)
- Educational activities and resources that develop students' capabilities for transitioning from higher education to employment, including self-awareness, opportunity awareness, decision-making, and tr…
- Choice-Making (Choice Board, Aided Choice)
- A structured communication and learning strategy in which an individual is presented with two or more options and supported to make a selection, often using pictures, objects, or symbols. Choice-makin…
- Code Jumper (Project Torino)
- An accessible physical programming toolkit originally developed by Microsoft Research (under the name Project Torino) that uses tangible pods connected by cables to teach programming concepts to child…
- Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)
- An instructional design theory proposing that learning is hindered when too much information is processed at once, overwhelming working memory. In sign language learning, cognitive load is particularl…
- Collaborative Learning (Cooperative Learning)
- An educational approach involving two or more individuals working together to build knowledge or skills through interaction, information sharing, and joint problem-solving. In sign language education,…
- Collaborative Note-Taking (Shared Note-Taking, Co-Note-Taking)
- An educational practice where two or more people collectively take notes, annotate content, exchange feedback, and ask questions about material being learned. In the context of disability support in h…
- Community of Practice (CoP)
- A group of people who share a common interest or concern and learn together through regular interaction, sharing knowledge, and collaborative problem-solving. In technology adoption contexts, communit…
- Computational Thinking (Algorithmic Thinking)
- A problem-solving approach that involves breaking complex problems into smaller steps, identifying patterns, abstracting details, and designing step-by-step solutions—similar to how a computer process…