Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
72 results found in media accessibility.
- Sonic Storytelling (Audio Storytelling, Sound-Based Narrative)
- The practice of conveying narrative, emotion, and information primarily through audio elements including narration, dialogue, sound effects, music, and spatial audio. In accessibility contexts, sonic …
- Sound Communication Technology (SCT)
- Technologies designed to communicate aspects of sound through non-auditory sensory modalities, enabling access to audio information for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing. Examples include close…
- Sound Effect (SFX, Audio Effect)
- An artificially created or enhanced sound used to emphasize or accompany actions, events, or atmosphere in media. In accessible webtoon and comic production, sound effects are categorized into five ty…
- Sound Representation (Sound Depiction)
- The methods and conventions used to convey audio information through text in captions and other written formats. Common approaches include descriptive text (explaining the sound source and quality), o…
- Speaker Identification (Speaker ID, Speaker Attribution)
- Methods used in captions and subtitles to indicate which person is currently speaking, enabling viewers to follow conversations among multiple participants. Common in-text speaker identification techn…
- Speech Gap (Dialogue Gap, Audio Gap)
- A pause or silence between spoken dialogue in a video or film where audio descriptions can be inserted without overlapping with the original soundtrack. Identifying speech gaps is a critical first ste…
- Split-Attention Effect (Split Attention)
- A cognitive load phenomenon that occurs when learners or viewers must divide their visual attention between multiple sources of information that are physically or temporally separated. In captioned me…
- Subtitles
- Text displayed on screen that represents the spoken language in audio-visual content, primarily intended for viewers who do not understand the language being spoken. While often used interchangeably w…
- Subtitles (Captions, Closed Captions, CC)
- Text displayed on screen that represents the spoken dialogue and other relevant audio information in video content. Subtitles (called captions in North America) are essential for deaf and hard of hear…
- Temporal Agency
- The degree of control a viewer has over the timing and pace of media content consumption. In accessibility contexts, temporal agency refers to the ability to slow down, pause, rewind, or otherwise adj…
- Voice Acting (Voice Performance, Character Voicing)
- The performance art of providing voices for characters, narration, and other spoken content in media such as animation, audiobooks, games, and audio-described content. In accessible media production, …
- 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…