Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

4 results found in interface design.

Fitts' Law (Fitts Law)
A predictive model of human movement that describes the time required to rapidly move to a target area as a function of the distance to the target and the target's size. Formulated by psychologist Pau…
Natural User Interface (NUI)
A user interface designed to feel intuitive and invisible, allowing users to interact with technology through natural behaviors such as gestures, voice, touch, or body movement rather than learned con…
Schema (Script, Mental Schema, Cognitive Schema)
A cognitive framework or mental model that organises knowledge about a typical sequence of events in a familiar situation. In accessibility and AAC design, schemas are used to structure interfaces so …
Training Wheels Interface (Training Wheels, Progressive Disclosure)
An interface design pattern that reduces complexity for novice users by hiding or disabling advanced features until they are needed, then gradually revealing them as the user gains competence. Named a…