Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
7 results found in terminology.
- ASL (American Sign Language)
- Abbreviation for American Sign Language, the primary sign language used by Deaf communities in the United States and much of Canada. ASL is a complete, natural language with its own grammar, vocabular…
- BLV (Blind and Low Vision, B/LV)
- Abbreviation for "blind and low vision," an umbrella term referring to people with a range of visual conditions including total blindness, legal blindness, and various forms of low vision. The term is…
- DHH (D/HH, Deaf and Hard of Hearing)
- An abbreviation for "Deaf and Hard of Hearing," encompassing the full spectrum of hearing differences from culturally Deaf individuals who use sign language as a primary language to people with varyin…
- Navigation
- The task of moving through an environment to reach a destination, encompassing route planning, mode selection, real-time decision-making, and responding to obstacles. In accessibility research, naviga…
- Neurotype
- A classification of minds based on patterns of neurological functioning. The term encompasses both neurotypical (conforming to dominant neurological norms) and neurodivergent (diverging from those nor…
- Neurotypical (NT)
- A term used to describe individuals whose neurological development and cognitive functioning fall within the range considered typical by prevailing societal standards — that is, people who do not have…
- SUS (System Usability Scale)
- Abbreviation for System Usability Scale, a ten-item questionnaire developed by John Brooke in 1986 that produces a single usability score from 0 to 100 based on user ratings of agreement with statemen…