Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Interface Complexity (UI Complexity)
- The degree of intricacy in a user interface, encompassing the number of elements, depth of navigation, variety of interaction patterns, and cognitive load required to accomplish tasks. For blind and l…
- Interface Consistency (Consistent Navigation, Consistent Identification, UI Consistency)
- Interface consistency is a design principle requiring that navigational mechanisms, visual layouts, and interactive components appear and behave in the same way across different pages, screens, or app…
- Interface Personalisation (Interface Personalization, UI Personalisation, Adaptive Interface)
- The ability for users to configure and customise the user interface of a digital system to match their individual needs, preferences, and abilities. In accessibility contexts, interface personalisatio…
- Intergenerational Communication (Cross-generational Communication)
- Communication between people of different generations, particularly between older adults and younger family members or caregivers, which can be complicated by differing expectations, technology litera…
- Intergenerational Design (Cross-Generational Design)
- A design approach that considers the needs, preferences, and interaction patterns of users across different age groups and generations. Intergenerational design aims to create products and experiences…
- Intergroup Contact Theory (ICT, Contact Hypothesis)
- A social-psychology theory, originating with Gordon Allport's 1954 contact hypothesis and elaborated by Pettigrew, Tropp, and others, which holds that positive, meaningful interaction between members …
- Interlingua (Interlingual Representation, Interlingual MT)
- In machine translation, a language-neutral semantic representation that serves as an intermediate form between the source and target languages. An interlingual MT system first analyses the source text…
- Intermedia (Intermedia Representation)
- Intermedia refers to a framework for information representation that supports diverse, adaptable, and flexible presentation modes, allowing the same content to be accessed through multiple alternative…
- Intermediated Technology Use (Intermediated Interaction, Assisted Technology Use)
- A pattern of technology interaction where a person accesses technology through the assistance of another person (an intermediary) rather than using it directly themselves. This occurs when barriers su…
- Internal Access Conflict (Conflicting Access Needs)
- A situation where a single individual's different access needs contradict or undermine each other, making it impossible to fully accommodate all needs simultaneously. For example, a person with chroni…
- Internal Reliability (Internal Consistency)
- A psychometric property that measures whether all items in a questionnaire or instrument contribute consistently to the overall score. It is commonly assessed using Cronbach's alpha, where values of 0…
- Internalized Ableism (Internal Ableism, Self-Ableism)
- The process by which disabled individuals absorb and internalize society's negative attitudes, stereotypes, and devaluation of disability, leading to feelings of shame, self-doubt, or a desire to hide…
- Internalized Ageism (Self-Directed Ageism)
- The process by which older adults absorb and accept negative societal stereotypes about aging, applying these beliefs to themselves and their peers. Internalized ageism can lead older adults to undere…
- Internalized stigma (Self-stigma, Internalized ableism)
- The process by which individuals with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions absorb and internalize negative societal attitudes about their condition, leading to shame, reduced self-worth, and relu…
- Internationalization (i18n)
- The process of designing and developing software, websites, or applications so that they can be adapted to different languages, regions, and cultural conventions without requiring engineering changes.…
- Internet Archive (Wayback Machine, Web Archive)
- A non-profit digital library founded in 1996 that archives web pages, books, audio, video, and software for free public access. Its Wayback Machine service stores historical snapshots of websites, all…
- Internet Health (Web Health)
- A concept describing the overall state of the internet as a public resource, encompassing factors such as accessibility, privacy, security, openness, and digital inclusion. In the context of web acces…
- Internet Voting (E-Voting, Electronic Voting, i-Voting, Online Voting, Remote Electronic Voting)
- Internet voting (also known as e-voting or i-voting) is the casting and counting of votes via internet-connected systems, enabling voters to participate in elections from any location without attendin…
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- A network of physical devices embedded with sensors, software, and connectivity that enables them to collect and exchange data over the internet. In accessibility contexts, IoT devices—including smart…
- Interoception (Interoceptive Awareness)
- The sense of the internal state of the body, including perception of heartbeat, breathing, hunger, thirst, temperature, pain, and emotional feelings. Interoception enables people to recognize and resp…