Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Auditory Filtering (Selective Listening, Cocktail Party Effect)
- The neurological ability to selectively attend to specific sounds while suppressing or ignoring background noise. Many autistic individuals and people with sensory processing differences experience di…
- Auditory Graph (Audible Graph, Sonified Chart)
- A non-visual representation of data that uses sound properties such as pitch, volume, duration, and timbre to convey the values and patterns typically shown in visual charts and graphs. Auditory graph…
- Auditory Icon (Audio Icon)
- A non-speech sound used in a user interface that represents an object, action, or event by mimicking its real-world sound — for example, the sound of crumpling paper to indicate deleting a file, or a …
- Auditory Interface (Audio Interface, Aural Interface, Non-Visual Interface)
- A user interface that conveys information and accepts input primarily through sound rather than visual displays. Auditory interfaces range from simple screen reader output to complex auditory environm…
- Auditory Map (Audio Map, Sonic Map)
- An auditory map is an audio-based representation of geographical information designed to enable blind and visually impaired users to access and understand spatial environments without relying on visio…
- Auditory Masking (Sound Masking, Acoustic Masking)
- A perceptual phenomenon where the presence of one sound makes it difficult or impossible to hear another sound. Masking occurs when sounds share similar frequencies or when a louder sound overwhelms a…
- Auditory Menu (Audio Menu, Speaking Menu)
- A user interface menu that conveys its content and structure through audio rather than visual display. Auditory menus typically use text-to-speech to read menu item names and may incorporate non-speec…
- Auditory Perception (Auditory Processing)
- The ability to interpret and make sense of sound information received through the ears, including distinguishing between similar sounds, recognizing patterns in rhythm and pitch, and processing the te…
- Auditory Processing (Auditory Processing Disorder, Central Auditory Processing)
- The brain ability to interpret and make sense of sounds, particularly speech. Auditory processing difficulties—which commonly co-occur with ADHD—can make it challenging to distinguish speech from back…
- Auditory Satisfaction
- The overall positive emotional and cognitive response users experience after engaging with audio content, encompassing contentment with auditory features, narration style, and technical quality. In ac…
- Auditory Scene Analysis (ASA, Computational Auditory Scene Analysis)
- The process by which the auditory system organizes and interprets complex mixtures of sounds into distinct perceptual events or streams, allowing listeners to separate and identify individual sound so…
- Auditory Scrollbar (Audio Scrollbar, Sonic Scrollbar)
- A non-speech audio cue that conveys a user's position within a list or menu, functioning as an auditory analogue to a visual scrollbar. Auditory scrollbars use variations in pitch, tone patterns, or g…
- Auditory User Interface (AUI, Audio User Interface)
- A user interface that relies primarily on audio output — including synthesised speech, earcons, auditory icons, and sonification — to convey information and enable interaction. Auditory user interface…
- Auditory agnosia (Sound agnosia, Acoustic agnosia)
- A neurological condition characterized by difficulty recognizing or distinguishing sounds despite having intact hearing. People with auditory agnosia can hear sounds but may struggle to identify what …
- Auditory processing disorder (APD, Central auditory processing disorder, CAPD)
- A neurological condition in which the brain has difficulty interpreting and organizing sounds despite normal hearing ability. Unlike hearing loss, auditory processing disorder affects how the central …
- Augmentative Communication (AAC, Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
- Methods, tools, and strategies used to supplement or replace spoken or written communication for people who have difficulty producing or comprehending speech and language. AAC ranges from low-tech app…
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- A broad set of strategies, tools, and technologies used to supplement or replace spoken or written communication for people with complex communication needs. AAC ranges from low-tech solutions like pi…
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- A set of tools, strategies, and techniques used to supplement or replace spoken or written communication for people with complex communication needs. AAC ranges from low-tech options like picture boar…
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- A range of methods, devices, and strategies used to supplement or replace speech for individuals who have difficulty producing or comprehending spoken language. AAC encompasses both unaided approaches…
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC, Alternative communication, Aided communication)
- A range of strategies, tools, and technologies used to supplement or replace spoken or written communication for people who have difficulty producing or understanding speech. AAC encompasses unaided m…