Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Augmented Communicator (AC, AAC User, Aided Communicator)
- A person who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology to express themselves, typically because a disability affects their ability to produce speech. Augmented communicators use…
- Augmented Feedback (Extrinsic Feedback)
- Feedback provided by an external system - visual, auditory, haptic, or multimodal - that supplements the intrinsic sensory feedback a learner receives from their own body during a motor task. Augmente…
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- A technology that overlays digital information—such as images, text, or 3D objects—onto the real-world environment in real time, typically viewed through a head-mounted display, smartphone, or tablet.…
- Augmented Reality (AR, Mixed Reality)
- A technology that overlays digital information—such as images, text, or 3D models—onto the user's view of the real world, typically through smartphones, tablets, smart glasses, or projection systems. …
- Augmented Reality (AR) (AR, Augmented Reality)
- An interactive technology that overlays digital information — such as text, images, or video — onto the real-world environment in real time. In accessibility contexts, AR has significant potential for…
- Augmented Reality Intervention (AR Intervention, AR-Based Intervention)
- The use of augmented reality technology to deliver therapeutic or supportive interventions by overlaying digital content onto a person's real-world view. For OCD, proposed AR interventions include pla…
- Augmented reality (AR)
- A technology that overlays digital information — such as text, images, highlights, or 3D objects — onto the user's view of the real world, typically through smart glasses, head-mounted displays, or sm…
- Aural Browsing (Aural Navigation, Aural Web Browsing)
- Aural browsing refers to the experience of navigating and consuming web content through auditory output, primarily via screen readers that read page content aloud sequentially. Unlike visual browsing …
- Aural CSS (Aural Cascading Style Sheets, CSS Aural Properties, CSS Speech)
- Aural CSS refers to CSS properties designed to control the auditory presentation of web content, originally specified as the "aural" media type in CSS2 and later revised as the "speech" media type in …
- Aural Diversity (Hearing diversity)
- A framework that recognizes the wide variation in how humans perceive and engage with sound, rather than treating typical hearing as the norm against which all other experiences are measured. Aural di…
- Aural Eavesdropping (Audio Eavesdropping, Auditory Shoulder Surfing)
- A security attack in which an unauthorized person overhears sensitive information such as passwords, PINs, or personal data being spoken aloud. This is a particular concern for people who are blind or…
- Aural Glancing
- The auditory equivalent of visually glancing at a web page — the ability for screen reader users to quickly get a sense of what sections and content are available on a page without being forced to lis…
- Aural Interaction (Auditory Interaction)
- Aural interaction refers to human-computer interaction that takes place primarily through the auditory channel, encompassing both speech-based input/output and non-speech audio such as auditory icons,…
- Aural Interface (Voice Interface, Voice-Controlled Interface, Voice User Interface)
- An aural interface is a user interface that relies primarily on spoken language for both input (voice commands) and output (spoken responses). Examples include Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Ass…
- Aural Rendering (Auralization, Audio Rendering)
- The process of converting visual or textual information into a spoken or auditory representation. In programming accessibility, aural rendering transforms source code into speech output that conveys n…
- Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
- Australian Sign Language, the sign language of the Australian Deaf community. Auslan is a natural language with its own grammar and lexicon, unrelated to English and distinct from American Sign Langua…
- Authentic Learning (authentic pedagogy, real-world learning)
- A pedagogical approach that emphasizes learning through meaningful, real-world tasks and contexts rather than abstract exercises. In accessibility education, authentic learning involves direct interac…
- Authentication (User Authentication, Login)
- The process of verifying a user's identity before granting access to a system, service, or protected content. Common authentication methods include passwords, PINs, biometrics, and security tokens. Au…
- Authorable Virtual Peer (AVP)
- A life-sized animated virtual character technology designed to support social skills development in children with autism and related disorders. Unlike passive virtual agents, authorable virtual peers …
- Authoring Tool (Web Authoring Tool, Content Authoring Tool)
- An authoring tool is any software application used to create or modify web content, ranging from code editors and content management systems (CMS) to visual page builders and social media platforms. T…