Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
47 results found in mobile accessibility.
- Live Transcribe (Google Live Transcribe)
- An Android accessibility feature developed by Google that provides real-time speech-to-text transcription, displaying spoken words as text on the smartphone screen. Live Transcribe supports over 80 la…
- Lookout (Google Lookout)
- An Android accessibility application developed by Google that uses the smartphone camera and machine learning to identify objects, read text, scan documents, and describe surroundings for blind and pa…
- M-Pesa (Mobile Money)
- A mobile money transfer and financial services platform widely used in Kenya and other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, allowing users to deposit, withdraw, transfer money, and pay for goods and services …
- Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP, MWBP 1.0)
- A W3C recommendation published in 2006 that defines good usability and accessibility practices for delivering web content to mobile devices. Derived from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (…
- Near-Miss Detection (Near-Miss Interaction)
- A strategy for identifying when a user almost but not quite succeeds at a device interaction, suggesting they might benefit from an accessibility accommodation. For example, if a user repeatedly attem…
- Nomadic Text Entry (Mobile Text Entry, On-the-Go Texting)
- The practice of inputting text on a mobile device while moving through or actively engaging with the physical environment, as opposed to typing while stationary. For people who are blind or visually i…
- Nonvisual Interaction (Eyes-Free Interaction, Screenless Interaction)
- Interaction with computing devices without relying on visual feedback, using alternative channels such as audio, tactile, or proprioceptive cues. Nonvisual interaction is essential for blind and low-v…
- Offline Access (Offline Mode, Disconnected Access, Offline-First)
- The ability to use digital content, applications, or services without an active internet connection. Offline access is an important accessibility consideration because it ensures that users in areas w…
- Smartphones as Assistive Technology (Mobile AT, Phone-Based AT)
- The use of mainstream smartphones as assistive devices through built-in accessibility features (screen readers, magnification, live captions, sound amplification) and downloadable applications that su…
- Sound Amplifier (Google Sound Amplifier)
- An Android accessibility feature that uses the smartphone's microphone and headphones to amplify and filter ambient sounds in real-time, making it easier for hard of hearing users to hear conversation…
- Steady Tapping
- The ability to place a finger on a touchscreen target and hold it still long enough for the system to register a deliberate tap, as opposed to the unintentional movements caused by hand tremor. For us…
- Tactile Overlay (Touch Overlay, Tactile Screen Overlay)
- A physical sheet or frame placed on top of a touchscreen or flat surface that provides raised tactile landmarks, borders, buttons, and contextual information for users who are blind or have low vision…
- TalkBack (Android TalkBack, Google TalkBack)
- The built-in screen reader for Android devices, developed by Google as part of the Android Accessibility Suite. TalkBack provides spoken feedback, vibration, and other audible cues to help blind and v…
- Textonym (T9 Ambiguity)
- Words that share the same sequence of key presses on a telephone-style number pad, such as "bat" and "cat" which both map to the key sequence 2-2-8. Textonyms are a significant design consideration in…
- Touch Accessibility (Touchscreen Accessibility)
- The design and adaptation of touch-based interfaces to be usable by people with diverse motor, sensory, and cognitive abilities. Touch accessibility addresses challenges including insufficient target …
- Touch Screen Accessibility (Touchscreen Accessibility, Touch Input Accessibility)
- The design and implementation of touch-based interfaces so they can be effectively used by people with various disabilities, including those with motor impairments, low vision, or blindness. Touch scr…
- Touch target (Tap target, Touch target size, Target size)
- The interactive area on a touchscreen or pen-based display that responds to user input when tapped or pressed. Touch target size is a critical accessibility consideration because targets that are too …
- Touchscreen text entry (Mobile typing, Virtual keyboard input)
- The process of entering text on a touchscreen device using a virtual keyboard, which presents significant accessibility challenges for blind and visually impaired users who cannot see key boundaries o…
- Transportation Accessibility (Accessible Transportation, Mobility Accessibility)
- The design and provision of transportation systems, services, and infrastructure that are usable by people with disabilities. Transportation accessibility encompasses physical access to vehicles and t…
- UAProf (User Agent Profile)
- A specification from the Open Mobile Alliance that extends the CC/PP (Composite Capability/Preference Profiles) framework to describe mobile device capabilities in a standardized RDF-based format. UAP…