Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
183 results found in research methods.
- Data Feminism
- A framework developed by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren Klein that applies intersectional feminist thought to the practice of working with data, offering seven principles including examining power, ch…
- Data Sharing (Open Data, Data Dissemination)
- The practice of making research data available to other researchers or the public for reuse, replication, and further analysis. In accessibility research, data sharing presents unique tensions: datase…
- Data Stewardship (Dataset Stewardship, Data Governance)
- The responsible management of data throughout its lifecycle, including decisions about collection, storage, access, sharing, and disposal. In accessibility research, participatory data stewardship inv…
- Deaf Epistemology (Deaf Ways of Knowing)
- A body of theory and practice that recognizes Deaf communities as producers of distinct knowledge grounded in visual-spatial modalities, embodied interaction, sign language, and community experience. …
- Decolonial Computing (Decolonial AI)
- An evolution of postcolonial computing that moves beyond critique to explore practices and pedagogies that center the voices, knowledge, and experiences of marginalized communities in technology desig…
- Design Probe (Technology Probe, Design Provocation)
- A research method in which a functional or semi-functional prototype is deployed with participants not primarily to test usability, but to provoke discussion, elicit design insights, and explore futur…
- Design Workshop (Design Session)
- A structured session where participants collaborate to generate ideas, create prototypes, and provide feedback on designs. Design workshops are a common method in user-centered and participatory desig…
- Diary Study (Diary Method, Experience Sampling)
- A longitudinal research method in which participants record their experiences, behaviors, and reflections over an extended period (days to weeks) while interacting with a system or technology in their…
- Diegetic Prototype (Diegetic Prop)
- A research and design method that uses modified versions of real-world content to demonstrate potential future interventions or technologies within a familiar context. In accessibility research, diege…
- Digital Ethnography (Virtual Ethnography, Netnography, Online Ethnography)
- A qualitative research method that applies ethnographic principles to study online communities, digital cultures, and technology-mediated social interactions. Digital ethnography involves systematic o…
- Digital Phenotyping (Active Digital Phenotyping, Passive Digital Phenotyping, Behavioral Phenotyping)
- The use of data from digital devices (smartphones, computers, wearables) to quantify behavioral and physiological characteristics relevant to health or ability. Passive digital phenotyping collects da…
- Disability-Centered Dataset (Disability-First Dataset, Accessibility Dataset)
- A research dataset specifically designed to capture the practices, environments, and experiences of people with disabilities, rather than retrofitting general-purpose datasets for accessibility evalua…
- Disabled researcher (Researcher with disability, VI researcher)
- A researcher who has a disability and conducts academic research, often — but not exclusively — in disability-related fields. Disabled researchers bring unique lived experience and situated knowledge …
- Discourse Analysis (Critical Discourse Analysis, CDA)
- A research methodology that examines how language constructs meaning, power relations, identities, and social realities. Critical discourse analysis specifically investigates how language in texts, me…
- Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA, Experience Sampling)
- A research and clinical method that involves repeatedly sampling people's behaviors, experiences, and physiological states in real time within their natural environments. EMA typically uses smartphone…
- Ecological Validity
- In user experience research, the degree to which a mediated experience feels natural, realistic, and believable—as if it could occur in a real-world context. In immersion measurement frameworks like t…
- Ecological validity (Real-world validity)
- The degree to which research findings from controlled laboratory settings accurately reflect behaviour and performance in real-world everyday contexts. In accessibility research, ecological validity i…
- Embodied Critique (Embodied Feedback, Body-Based Critique)
- A method of expressing critical feedback through physical bodies and bodily actions rather than relying solely on spoken or written language. Embodied critique draws on disability cultures where commu…
- Embodied Ideation (Embodied Design Ideation)
- A design method that engages participants in generating ideas through physical movement, bodily interaction, and hands-on exploration rather than purely verbal or written communication. In accessibili…
- EmojiGrid (Emoji Grid, EmojiGrid Scale)
- A two-dimensional self-report tool, developed by Toet et al. (2018), in which participants rate the emotional content of a stimulus by clicking on a point in a grid whose axes are valence (horizontal)…