Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Mixed-ability group (Mixed-ability setting, Inclusive group)
- A group composed of individuals with and without disabilities who participate together in shared activities such as research, education, or design. Mixed-ability groups are valued in accessibility pra…
- Mixed-ability play (Inclusive play, Mixed-ability gaming)
- Game design that enables meaningful shared play experiences between people with and without disabilities, ensuring that ability differences do not prevent enjoyable social interaction. Mixed-ability p…
- Mixture of Experts (MoE)
- Mixture of experts is a neural network architecture that routes each input through a small subset of specialist subnetworks ('experts') rather than activating the whole model. A gating network decides…
- Mobile AAC (Smartphone AAC, App-Based AAC)
- Augmentative and alternative communication systems delivered through mainstream mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, rather than dedicated AAC hardware. Mobile AAC applications can signific…
- Mobile AR (Smartphone AR, Handheld AR)
- Augmented reality experiences delivered on commodity smartphones and tablets using the built-in camera, display, inertial sensors, and (increasingly) depth sensors, without specialized AR headsets. Mo…
- Mobile Accessibility (Mobile A11y)
- The practice of ensuring that mobile applications, websites, and devices are usable by people with disabilities. Mobile accessibility encompasses touchscreen interaction for blind and motor-impaired u…
- Mobile App Accessibility (Mobile Accessibility, App Accessibility)
- The practice of designing and developing mobile applications so they can be used effectively by people with disabilities, including those using assistive technologies such as screen readers (TalkBack …
- Mobile Automation (mobile workflow automation, trigger-action automation)
- Mobile automation refers to the use of scripting tools and platform features on smartphones to automatically perform sequences of actions — such as launching apps, capturing screenshots, invoking APIs…
- Mobile Disability Gap (Digital Disability Divide, Smartphone Disability Gap)
- The disparity in mobile phone and smartphone ownership, access, and usage between disabled and non-disabled populations. In Kenya, smartphone ownership among disabled individuals is only 12% compared …
- Mobile Health Game (mHealth Game, Health Gamification App)
- A mobile application that uses game mechanics and play-based interaction to support health management behaviors such as medication adherence, physical activity, dietary choices, and health monitoring.…
- Mobile Health Technology (mHealth, Mobile Health, MHT)
- The use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets to deliver health services, information, and interventions. In accessibility contexts, mobile health technology is significant because smartph…
- Mobile Makerspace (Maker Van, Makerspace on Wheels, Mobile Maker Lab)
- A portable makerspace housed in a vehicle or transportable unit that brings making tools, materials, and activities to different locations rather than requiring participants to travel to a fixed facil…
- Mobile OCR (Smartphone OCR, Camera-based OCR)
- Optical character recognition performed using a smartphone or tablet camera rather than a traditional flatbed scanner. Mobile OCR apps like KNFB Reader, Prizmo, and Text Detective enable blind and vis…
- Mobile Phone (Cell Phone, Cellular Phone, Mobile)
- A mobile phone is a portable radio-telephone that connects to the public telephone network over cellular radio infrastructure. In digital-accessibility practice mobile phones are both an accessibility…
- Mobile Virtual Reality (Mobile VR, Smartphone VR)
- Virtual reality systems delivered through a smartphone and consumer-grade accessories (wireless headphones, simple hand-held mounts) rather than a dedicated head-mounted display and PC rig. For access…
- Mobile Web Accessibility (Mobile Accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring websites and web applications are usable by people with disabilities when accessed through mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Mobile web accessibility presents un…
- Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP, MWBP 1.0)
- A W3C recommendation published in 2006 that defines good usability and accessibility practices for delivering web content to mobile devices. Derived from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (…
- Mobile Web Initiative (MWI, W3C Mobile Web Initiative)
- The W3C Mobile Web Initiative (MWI) was a program launched in 2005 to improve the experience of accessing the web from mobile devices such as cell phones and handheld systems. Operating in a manner si…
- MobileASL
- A research project from the University of Washington that developed video compression technology enabling real-time, two-way American Sign Language (ASL) video communication on mobile phones. MobileAS…
- Mobility Aid (Mobility Device, Mobility Equipment)
- A mobility aid is any device designed to assist people with mobility impairments in moving from one place to another, including wheelchairs, walkers, rollators, canes, crutches, and powered scooters. …