Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
13 results found in education accessibility.
- ACCMD (ACCessibility MetaData, IMS ACCessibility MetaData)
- A metadata specification developed by the IMS Global Learning Consortium for describing the accessibility characteristics of learning resources. ACCMD provides a structured way to document whether a r…
- Access Conflict (Accessibility Conflict, Competing Access Needs)
- A situation in which the accessibility requirements of one person conflict with or undermine the accessibility requirements of another person. For example, a student prone to migraines may need low li…
- Access Differential (Accessibility Gap, Access Gap)
- Access differential is the gap between the access that nondisabled people experience and the access that people with disabilities experience when using the same technologies, services, or environments…
- Accessible Programming (Accessible Software Development, Inclusive Coding)
- Accessible programming encompasses the tools, practices, and accommodations that enable people with disabilities to write, test, debug, and maintain software code. Challenges for disabled developers i…
- Accessible Slides (Accessible Presentation Slides, Non-Visually Accessible Slides)
- Presentation slides that have been structured and annotated to be usable by people with disabilities, particularly blind and visually impaired users who access content via screen readers. Accessible s…
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- A United States federal law that guarantees students with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment. Originally enacted in 1975 as t…
- Inequitable Access (Inadequate Accommodation)
- Inequitable access describes the situation where accommodations or accessibility measures are provided but fail to adequately address the underlying inaccessibility, leaving people with disabilities w…
- Learning Management System (LMS)
- A software platform used to create, deliver, manage, and track educational content and learning activities. Common examples include Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, and Google Classroom. In the context of …
- Learning Object (LO, Reusable Learning Object, RLO)
- A self-contained, reusable unit of educational content that can be independently accessed, combined with other learning objects, and delivered across different learning management systems. Learning ob…
- Lecture Accessibility (Accessible Lectures, Accessible Educational Media)
- The practice of designing and delivering lectures and associated educational materials so that they are usable by students with disabilities, including those who are blind, have low vision, are deaf, …
- Math Accessibility (Mathematical Accessibility, STEM Accessibility)
- The practice of making mathematical content — including formulae, equations, graphs, and geometric representations — accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments.…
- Mathematical Accessibility (Math Accessibility, STEM Content Accessibility)
- The practice of making mathematical content — including equations, formulas, graphs, and notation — perceivable, operable, and understandable by people with disabilities. Mathematical content poses un…
- Mis-accommodation (Failed Accommodation, Accommodation Failure)
- A situation where a disability accommodation that has been formally arranged fails to provide adequate access due to the unpredictability of real-world circumstances, context-specific limitations of t…