Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Reading Assistance (Reading Assistance Technology, Reading Support Tools)
- Reading assistance refers to technologies and strategies that help people understand written text more easily. This includes tools like text-to-speech, automatic text simplification, screen readers, r…
- Reading Assistant (Reading Aid, Reading Machine)
- An assistive technology device or software application that helps people with visual impairments or reading disabilities access printed or displayed text. Reading assistants may use optical character …
- Reading Comprehension (Text Comprehension)
- The ability to understand, interpret, and derive meaning from written text. Reading comprehension involves multiple cognitive processes including decoding words, activating background knowledge, makin…
- Reading Disability (Reading Difficulty, Reading Disorder)
- A condition that impacts a person's ability to read and develop literacy skills. Reading disabilities encompass a wide range of conditions including dyslexia, alexia, and difficulties arising from int…
- Reading Fluency
- The ability to read connected text accurately, at an appropriate pace, and with proper expression - distinct from word-level decoding skill on one side and from reading comprehension on the other. Flu…
- Reading Level (Grade Level, Reading Grade Level)
- An estimate of the education or skill level a reader needs to understand a text, usually expressed as a U.S. school grade (e.g., grade 4) or an equivalent band. Reading level is the target output of m…
- Reading Literacy (Print Literacy, Text Literacy)
- The ability to read and comprehend written text. In accessibility research with Deaf and Hard of Hearing populations, reading literacy is an important consideration because English literacy rates are …
- Reading Model (Theory of Reading)
- A theoretical framework that explains the cognitive processes involved in reading and how reading skills develop. Key reading models include the Simple View of Reading (comprehension = decoding × lang…
- Reading Order (Logical Reading Order, Narration Order)
- The sequence in which content is presented to assistive technology users, particularly screen reader users, when navigating a document or web page. For sighted users, the visual layout of a document (…
- Reading Speed (Reading Rate, Words Per Minute)
- The pace at which a person can read and process text, typically measured in words per minute. Reading speed is a common metric in evaluating reading support technologies and varies significantly among…
- Reading Support Technology (Reading Assistive Technology, Reading Aid)
- Any technology designed to make reading more accessible for people with disabilities, encompassing tools that support decoding, comprehension, readability, navigation, and literacy development. Readin…
- Reading accessibility (Readable content, Text accessibility)
- The design of written content and reading interfaces to be usable by people with diverse literacy levels, cognitive abilities, language backgrounds, and sensory capabilities. Reading accessibility enc…
- Real Word Error (Real-Word Spelling Error)
- A spelling error that results in a correctly spelled but unintended word, such as typing "hear" instead of "here" or "their" instead of "there." Real word errors are particularly common among people w…
- Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, Live Transcription)
- The process of converting spoken language into text simultaneously as it is being spoken, displayed with minimal delay. Real-time captioning is essential for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to pa…
- Real-Time Captioning (CART, Communication Access Realtime Translation, Live Captioning, Real-Time Text)
- The instant conversion of spoken language into text displayed simultaneously as speech occurs, provided either by a trained human captioner or through automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology. Re…
- Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, Real-Time Text)
- The process of converting spoken language into text that is displayed simultaneously or near-simultaneously as the speech occurs. Real-time captioning is essential for deaf and hard of hearing individ…
- Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, CART, Communication Access Realtime Translation)
- The process of converting spoken language into text display in real time, typically with only a few seconds of delay. Professional real-time captioning (CART) uses stenographers with specialised short…
- Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, Live Speech-to-Text)
- The process of converting spoken language to text simultaneously or with minimal delay as the speech occurs. Real-time captioning can be produced by human transcriptionists (CART, C-Print, TypeWell), …
- Reasonable Accommodation (Workplace Accommodation, Job Accommodation)
- A modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or the way work is typically performed that enables a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential job functions and enjoy equal…
- Reasonable accommodation (Reasonable adjustment, Workplace accommodation)
- A modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or workplace process that enables an employee with a disability to perform essential job functions and enjoy equal employment opportunities. Re…