Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Privacy by Design (PbD)
- A framework that embeds privacy protections into the design and architecture of systems and business practices from the outset, rather than adding them as afterthoughts. In the context of visual assis…
- Privacy-Enhancing Data Filters (Privacy Filters, Data Obfuscation Filters)
- Visual or data modifications applied to training datasets that obscure the identity of contributors while preserving the information needed for machine learning tasks. In the context of sign language …
- Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
- Tools and techniques that protect user privacy by limiting the collection, use, and dissemination of personal information online. Examples include VPNs, ad blockers, privacy-focused browsers like Brav…
- Private Visual Content (PVC, Visual Privacy)
- Private visual content (PVC) refers to visual information in images or videos that the person depicted or sharing the content considers private and would not want publicly disclosed. For people who ar…
- Proactive Prompt (Proactive Cue)
- In voice-interface and conversational-agent design, a system-initiated utterance or visual cue that surfaces a suggestion, reminder, or next step without the user first asking. Examples include sugges…
- Proactive description (Proactive notification, Unsolicited description)
- The ability of an assistive system to automatically provide relevant visual or environmental information without requiring the user to explicitly request it. For blind and visually impaired users navi…
- Probabilistic Sampling (Random Sampling, Statistical Sampling)
- A sampling method in which every member of a population has a known, non-zero probability of being selected for the sample. In accessibility evaluation, probabilistic sampling of web pages allows audi…
- Probing (Link Probing, Exploratory Browsing)
- Probing is a browsing behavior where a user follows a link to see where it leads and then immediately returns to the previous page. It is commonly observed among blind and screen reader users as a cop…
- Problem-Solving Style (Problem-Solving Facets, GenderMag Facets)
- Problem-solving style refers to the characteristic ways individuals approach technology-mediated problem-solving tasks. In inclusive design, particularly in the GenderMag method, problem-solving style…
- Procedural Accessibility
- An aspect of web accessibility that addresses the consistency and clarity of interaction sequences and workflows within digital systems. Procedural accessibility ensures that similar services follow t…
- Procedural Fairness (Procedural Justice)
- Procedural fairness (also called procedural justice) refers to the perceived fairness of the processes through which decisions are made, as distinct from the fairness of outcomes. In the context of di…
- Procedural Feedback System (Process-Oriented Guidance System)
- An assistive technology paradigm that provides dynamic, step-by-step support throughout complex multi-step tasks rather than addressing isolated moments of need. Unlike traditional assistive tools tha…
- Procedural Task Tracking (Task Progress Tracking, Step Tracking)
- The automated monitoring of a user's progress through a multi-step task, identifying which steps have been completed, which are in progress, and which remain. In accessibility contexts, procedural tas…
- Procedural task analysis (Task decomposition, Step-by-step analysis)
- A method of breaking down complex tasks into sequential, discrete steps to understand user workflows and identify points of difficulty. In accessibility contexts, procedural task analysis reveals wher…
- Process Model of Emotion Regulation (Gross Process Model)
- A theoretical framework developed by James Gross that conceptualizes emotion regulation as a dynamic, continuous process with four main stages: identification (recognizing an emotion that needs regula…
- Processing Speed (Information Processing Speed, Cognitive Processing Speed)
- A cognitive ability referring to how quickly a person can perceive, process, and respond to information. Processing speed affects how rapidly someone can read, understand instructions, react to stimul…
- ProcureAccess (Procure Access)
- A business-to-business initiative run by the non-profit Disability:IN that asks organisations to commit to embedding accessibility and disability inclusion into their technology procurement processes.…
- Product Identification (Product Recognition)
- The task of determining what a packaged or unpackaged product is from visual (or other sensory) input, at a level of detail useful to an end user: generic type (soup, cereal, shampoo), brand (Campbell…
- Product Manual (Instruction Manual, User Manual, OEM Manual, Support Manual)
- The documentation shipped with a consumer product that explains how to assemble, operate, and troubleshoot it. Product manuals come as paper booklets, fold-out sheets, PDFs, web pages, or occasionally…
- Productivity Norms (Compulsory Productivity)
- Socially constructed expectations about the quantity and pace of work output that individuals should maintain. Productivity norms are often built around non-disabled bodies and minds, creating barrier…