Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Telegraphic Speech (Telegraphic Input, Compressed Speech)
- A simplified form of communication that uses only essential content words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) while omitting function words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions) and grammatical inflections. I…
- Telehealth (Telepractice, Telemedicine, Virtual Healthcare)
- The delivery of healthcare services, clinical assessments, and therapeutic interventions remotely using telecommunications technology such as videoconferencing, phone calls, and digital platforms. Tel…
- Telehealth (Telemedicine, Virtual Healthcare, Remote Healthcare)
- The delivery of healthcare services through digital communication technologies, including video conferencing, phone calls, and online portals. Telehealth expanded dramatically during the COVID-19 pand…
- Telemedicine (Telecare, Remote Healthcare)
- The delivery of healthcare services remotely using telecommunications technology, enabling diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and monitoring without in-person visits. For people with disabilities, te…
- Teleoperation (Remote Operation, Telerobotics)
- Teleoperation is the remote control of a physical system — a robot, manipulator, vehicle, or surgical instrument — by a human operator at a distance, typically using force-feedback haptic devices that…
- Teleportation (VR Teleportation)
- A VR locomotion method where users point to a destination in the virtual environment and are instantly transported there, bypassing the need for physical movement or continuous virtual walking. Telepo…
- Telepresence
- The extent to which a user feels present in a remote or virtual environment rather than their actual physical location. In VR contexts, telepresence describes the sensation of being transported to the…
- Telepresence Robot (Telepresence Device, Remote Presence Robot)
- A remotely controlled robot equipped with a mobile base, camera, microphone, and speaker that enables a user to navigate, observe, and interact with people and environments from a distance. Telepresen…
- Telepresence robot (Telepresence, Remote presence robot)
- A mobile robotic device that enables a remote user to have a physical presence in a distant location, typically featuring a screen displaying the user's face, a camera, microphone, speaker, and wheels…
- Telerehabilitation (Telerehab, Remote Rehabilitation, Virtual Rehabilitation)
- The delivery of rehabilitation services remotely through telecommunications technology, enabling patients to receive therapy at home rather than traveling to clinical settings. Telerehabilitation enco…
- Telescopic Magnifier (Bioptic Telescope, Telescopic Glasses)
- A small telescope mounted in or attached to eyeglasses that provides magnification for viewing distant or intermediate-distance objects. Telescopic magnifiers are used by people with low vision for ta…
- Teletext (Ceefax, Oracle)
- A text-based information service broadcast within the television signal that allowed viewers to access pages of text and simple graphics using their TV remote control. Originating in the UK with the B…
- Tempo (BPM, Beats Per Minute)
- The speed or pace of a musical piece, typically measured in beats per minute (BPM). Tempo is one of the primary features that shapes emotional perception of music — fast tempos (130+ BPM) are associat…
- Temporal Agency
- The degree of control a viewer has over the timing and pace of media content consumption. In accessibility contexts, temporal agency refers to the ability to slow down, pause, rewind, or otherwise adj…
- Temporal Factors in Accessibility (Time-Based Accessibility, Fluctuating Access Needs)
- The recognition that accessibility needs are not static but vary over time due to factors such as daily form (good days versus bad days), fatigue accumulating during use, medication schedules, pain cy…
- Temporal encoding
- The representation of information through change over time within a spatial substrate. In the visual design space, temporal encoding corresponds to animation — a point or shape moving, appearing, or c…
- Temporary Disability (Short-Term Disability, Transient Disability)
- A disability or impairment that is expected to be temporary in duration, resulting from illness, injury, surgery, or other medical conditions. Temporary disabilities create access needs that may be id…
- Tension-Informed Design (Designing with Tensions)
- A design framework that identifies and centres the tensions—competing demands, trade-offs, and misalignments—that arise when introducing new technology into established professional practices. Rather …
- Terminal Buffer (Accessible Terminal Buffer, Terminal Output Buffer)
- A text-based area in a terminal or command-line interface that stores and displays the output of executed commands. In accessibility contexts, an accessible terminal buffer allows screen reader users …
- Testability (Reliably Human Testable, Machine Testable)
- In the context of accessibility standards, testability refers to the degree to which a guideline or success criterion can be evaluated with consistent, reproducible results — either through automated …