Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
25 results found in museum accessibility.
- Tactile Art (Touch Art, Haptic Art)
- Pictures, illustrations, sculptures, and multimodal compositions that are created to be accessible through the sense of touch, either crafted intentionally for touch-focused experiences or made access…
- Tactile Exhibit (Touch Exhibit, Hands-On Exhibit, Tactile Display)
- A museum or gallery exhibit designed to be explored through touch rather than sight, allowing visitors to physically interact with objects, models, or replicas. Tactile exhibits are particularly impor…
- Tactile Fidelity
- The degree of detail and accuracy in a tactile representation compared to the real object or concept it represents. High-fidelity tactile models include fine details, textures, and proportional accura…
- Tactile Replica (3D Replica, Touchable Replica, Haptic Replica)
- A physical reproduction of an artwork or exhibit object, often created using 3D printing or traditional sculpting techniques, designed to be touched and explored by hand. Tactile replicas are a key ac…
- Tactile relief (2.5D relief, Tactile relief model)
- A physical representation that preserves depth information and surface textures from a two-dimensional image, creating a raised surface that can be explored by touch. Unlike flat raised-line drawings …