Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
2 results found in tactile media.
- Embossed Paper (Raised Paper, Tactile Paper)
- Paper that has been processed to create raised textures, shapes, or text that can be perceived through touch. In accessibility contexts, embossed paper is used to represent visual information non-visu…
- Microcapsule Paper (Swell Paper, Capsule Paper, Swell Touch Paper)
- A specialized paper used to create raised tactile graphics, containing heat-sensitive microcapsules of alcohol embedded in its surface. When black carbon-based ink is printed on the paper and then pas…