Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Spatialized Audio (3D Audio, Spatial Sound, Immersive Audio)
- Spatialized audio is a technology that creates the perception of sound coming from specific locations in three-dimensional space around the listener, using techniques such as head-related transfer fun…
- Table navigation (Table browsing, Grid navigation)
- A set of screen reader commands that allow users to move between cells, rows, and columns within HTML tables, hearing row and column headers announced for context at each position. Effective table nav…
- Thermotactile Feedback (Thermal Feedback, Thermal Haptic Feedback, Thermotactile Display)
- Thermotactile feedback is a form of haptic communication that conveys information through controlled temperature changes on the skin, using heating or cooling elements such as Peltier thermoelectric m…
- 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…
- Travel Chain (Mobility Chain, Journey Chain)
- A travel chain is the complete sequence of connected stages that make up a journey from origin to destination, including planning, leaving the starting point, walking to transport, using public transp…
- Turn-by-turn navigation (Step-by-step navigation, Guided navigation)
- A navigation method that provides sequential walk-and-turn instructions to guide a user along a route without requiring prior knowledge of the environment. For people with visual impairments, turn-by-…
- Video Chapters (Chapter Markers, Video Segments, Timestamps)
- Navigational markers within a video that divide content into labeled sections, allowing viewers to jump directly to specific topics or segments. Video chapters function like a table of contents for vi…
- Virtual Cursor (Browse Mode Cursor, Virtual PC Cursor)
- A navigation mechanism used by screen readers that creates a linearized, text-based representation of a web page through which users can move sequentially. Unlike a visual cursor that points to a loca…
- Virtual Exploration (Virtual Navigation, Virtual Travel)
- The use of technology to simulate the experience of navigating or exploring a real-world environment without physically being there. For people with visual impairments, virtual exploration typically r…
- Voice Vista
- A free audio-based navigation application for blind and low-vision users that uses 3D spatial audio to announce nearby streets, intersections, points of interest, and set beacons as the user walks. Vo…
- Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI, Citizen-Generated Geospatial Data)
- Geographic information voluntarily created and shared by citizens, often using GPS-enabled smartphones, mapping tools, and online platforms. VGI enables large-scale collection of spatial data at low c…
- WCAG 2.4 Navigable (Guideline 2.4, Navigable Guideline)
- A guideline within the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) under the Operable principle that requires web content to provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they…
- Walkability Index (Walk Score, Walkability Score, Pedestrian Accessibility Index)
- A numerical metric that quantifies how walkable a neighborhood or location is based on the proximity and density of destinations reachable on foot, such as grocery stores, schools, parks, restaurants,…
- Wayfinding (Navigation, Orientation and mobility)
- The process by which people orient themselves in physical or digital spaces, determine their destination, and navigate a route to reach it. Wayfinding encompasses the cognitive, sensory, and physical …