Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

VoxLens

An open-source JavaScript plug-in developed at the University of Washington that improves the accessibility of online data visualizations for screen-reader users through a multimodal approach. VoxLens…

• assistive technology
• data visualization
• web accessibility
• screen readers

contentDescription (content description, android:contentDescription)

An Android accessibility attribute that provides a text description for UI elements, particularly those without visible text such as ImageButtons and ImageViews. When set, TalkBack and other Android s…

• mobile accessibility
• Android development
• screen readers