Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
17 results found in software.
- Accessibility API (Accessibility Application Programming Interface, Platform Accessibility API)
- A software interface provided by operating systems and browsers that exposes information about user interface elements — including their roles, states, properties, and relationships — to assistive tec…
- Adobe Acrobat (Acrobat Pro, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Acrobat DC)
- Adobe's commercial software suite for creating, editing, and managing PDF documents, including accessibility remediation features. Acrobat Pro includes tools for adding tags to PDF documents, setting …
- Braille Translation Software (Braille Transcription Software, Braille Converter)
- Software that converts print text into braille or braille into print, applying the appropriate contraction rules, formatting conventions, and code systems (such as UEB or Nemeth). Braille translation …
- Creativity Support Tools (CST, Creative Support Software)
- Creativity support tools (CSTs) are software applications and systems designed to help people engage in creative activities such as writing, drawing, music production, photography, video editing, grap…
- Digital Assistive Technology (Digital AT, Software-Based AT)
- Assistive technologies delivered through software, applications, and digital platforms rather than dedicated physical devices. Digital AT includes screen readers, speech-to-text tools, magnification s…
- Figma
- Figma is a browser-based collaborative design tool widely used for UI/UX design, prototyping, and design-system management. Its real-time multi-user editing, component libraries, and developer-handoff…
- Groupware (Collaborative Software, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Software)
- Software designed to help multiple people coordinate, communicate, and collaborate on shared work. Groupware covers shared calendars and scheduling, document co-authoring, messaging, workflow, and shi…
- Mercator
- A research screen reader system developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology by W. Keith Edwards and Elizabeth Mynatt for the X Window System on Unix workstations. Mercator pioneered the approach …
- Micro Assistive Technology (Micro-AT, Accessibility Plugins)
- Small, single-feature assistive technology components that address specific accessibility needs, analogous to browser plugins or app add-ons in mainstream software. Unlike full assistive technology su…
- NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access)
- A free, open-source screen reader for Microsoft Windows developed by NV Access. NVDA enables people who are blind or have low vision to use computers by reading on-screen text aloud through a speech s…
- OSARA (Open Source Accessibility for the REAPER Application)
- An open-source extension for the REAPER digital audio workstation that significantly improves its accessibility for screen reader users. OSARA adds enhanced spoken feedback for track and item properti…
- REAPER (Rapid Environment for Audio Production, Engineering, and Recording)
- A digital audio workstation (DAW) software application developed by Cockos that is known for its relatively strong accessibility support compared to other professional DAWs. When used with the OSARA (…
- Remote Desktop Software (Remote Access Software, Remote Control Software)
- Software that allows a user to access and control one computer from another device over a network, displaying the remote computer's screen and relaying input commands. In accessibility contexts, remot…
- Screen Reader Plugin (Add-on, Extension, Script, Add-in)
- A small piece of software that extends or modifies the functionality of a screen reader. Plugins allow users to customize their screen reader experience, make partially accessible applications more us…
- System Access (SA, System Access to Go, SA To Go)
- A screen reader for Windows developed by Serotek Corporation that was notable for offering a free version and a portable "To Go" edition that could run from a USB drive without installation. System Ac…
- Tangram Workstation (Tangram)
- A LibreOffice extension for creating tactile graphics collaboratively. Tangram enables sighted users to design graphics while providing real-time tactile feedback to blind reviewers through a connecte…
- ZoomText
- A commercial screen magnification and screen reading software for Windows, developed by Freedom Scientific (formerly Ai Squared). ZoomText provides up to 60x magnification along with features like smo…