Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Magnification inset (Magnified inset view, Zoom inset)
- A user interface element that displays a magnified view of a specific region of content within a smaller window overlaid on the original view. Unlike full-screen magnification, an inset preserves the …
- Magnitude Estimation (Psychophysical Scaling, Stevens Method)
- A psychophysics research method where participants assign numerical values to stimuli based on their perceived intensity or magnitude. In accessibility research, magnitude estimation is used to determ…
- Mainstream Classroom (Inclusive Classroom, Integrated Classroom)
- An educational setting where students with disabilities learn alongside their non-disabled peers, typically with support services such as interpreters, captioning, or note-takers. For deaf and hard-of…
- Mainstream Education (Mainstreaming, Inclusive Education, Integrated Classroom)
- The practice of educating students with disabilities in general education classrooms alongside non-disabled peers, rather than in separate special education settings. Mainstreaming emerged from disabi…
- Mainstream inclusion (Educational inclusion, Inclusive education)
- The practice of educating children with disabilities alongside their non-disabled peers in general education classrooms, supported by appropriate accommodations, assistive technologies, and specialist…
- Makaton
- A language programme that uses a combination of speech, signs (borrowed from British Sign Language), and graphic symbols to support communication for people who have difficulty with spoken language. U…
- Maker Culture (Maker Movement, DIY Culture)
- A technology-influenced extension of DIY culture that emphasizes learning through hands-on making, often using digital fabrication tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and microcontrollers alongside…
- Maker Education (Making, Maker Movement, Makerspace Education)
- An educational approach that emphasizes hands-on learning through designing, building, and debugging physical artifacts using tools such as electronics, 3D printers, laser cutters, and microcontroller…
- Maker Movement
- A cultural trend emphasizing hands-on creation, DIY fabrication, and open sharing of designs and knowledge, often centered around community workshops and digital fabrication tools. The maker movement …
- Makers Making Change (MMC)
- Makers Making Change is a Canadian non-profit program (part of the Neil Squire Society) that connects volunteer makers with people with disabilities to design, 3D-print, and distribute low-cost, open-…
- Makerspace (Fab Lab, Fabrication Laboratory, Hackerspace)
- A collaborative workspace equipped with tools and technology for designing and fabricating physical objects, typically including 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and electronics workbenches. …
- Makey Makey
- A small electronic invention kit that uses alligator clips to connect everyday conductive objects — fruit, foil, playdough, drawn pencil lines — to a computer, which sees them as keyboard presses or m…
- Making (Maker Movement, Maker Culture)
- Making refers to the practice of creating, building, or fabricating physical objects, often using tools like 3D printers, laser cutters, and electronics. In accessibility contexts, making encompasses …
- Mandated Reporter (Mandatory Reporter)
- A person who is legally required to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable individuals — including people with disabilities, older adults, and children — to the appropriate aut…
- Manifest V3 (MV3)
- The current version of the Chrome extension manifest format, introduced to improve security, privacy, and performance over Manifest V2 (which is being deprecated). MV3 replaces persistent background p…
- Manipulable UI Component (Interactive UI Component, Actionable UI Element)
- An on-screen user-interface element that can be acted upon by the user — tapped, clicked, toggled, dragged, or typed into — as distinct from purely informational elements such as static text or images…
- Manipulative (Math Manipulative, Educational Manipulative, Tactile Manipulative)
- A physical object used in education to help students learn abstract concepts through hands-on exploration and manipulation. In mathematics, common manipulatives include blocks, counters, fraction tile…
- Manual Accessibility Testing (Manual Testing, Manual Evaluation, Human Testing)
- The process of evaluating web content accessibility through direct human inspection rather than automated tools. Manual testing is essential because many WCAG success criteria cannot be fully evaluate…
- Manual Dexterity (Fine Motor Skills, Hand Dexterity)
- The ability to use hands and fingers to perform precise, coordinated movements. Reduced manual dexterity can result from conditions such as arthritis, neurological disorders, injuries, or aging, and a…
- Manual Muscle Testing (MMT, Muscle Strength Testing)
- Manual muscle testing (MMT) is a clinical assessment technique used by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to evaluate the strength of individual muscles or m…