Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
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- Brave Space
- A community or environment where people are encouraged to step outside their comfort zones, approach their limits, and try new things while being supported by those around them — as opposed to a "safe…
- Breadboard (Solderless Breadboard, Protoboard)
- A reusable plastic board with a grid of interconnected holes used for building temporary electronic circuits without soldering. Components are inserted into the holes and connected by internal metal s…
- Breadcrumb (Breadcrumb Navigation, Breadcrumb Trail, Breadcrumbs)
- A secondary navigation pattern that displays the user's current location within a site or application hierarchy as a series of linked steps, typically separated by arrows or slashes. Breadcrumbs help …
- Breath Control (Sip-and-Puff Control, Pneumatic Input)
- An assistive technology input method that uses breath pressure — blowing or sipping through a sensor — to control a computer, device, or instrument. Breath control is particularly valuable for individ…
- Breathing Input (Breath-based Input, Puff Input)
- An alternative computer input method that uses deliberate breath actions — such as puffing, blowing, or inhaling — detected by a microphone or pressure sensor as control signals for navigating interfa…
- Brickfield Accessibility Toolkit (Brickfield Toolkit)
- An accessibility scanning and reporting tool for Moodle developed by Brickfield Education Labs. It is distributed on a freemium model: a community-edition set of scanners is integrated into the Moodle…
- Bricolage
- Bricolage is the practice of creating something from whatever materials happen to be at hand — duct tape, pool noodles, velcro strips, PVC pipes, household fabric scraps, bent sponges — rather than pu…
- Bridge
- In the Shlaer-Mellor software analysis method, a bridge describes the relationships between two independently modelled problem domains. For example, the abstract concept of a menu of selectable option…
- Brightness Contrast (Luminance Contrast, Perceived Brightness Difference)
- The difference in perceived brightness between two colors, typically between text and its background. Brightness contrast is a key factor in readability, especially for people with low vision, color v…
- British Sign Language (BSL)
- The primary sign language used by deaf communities in the United Kingdom, recognized as an official language under the British Sign Language Act 2022. BSL is distinct from American Sign Language (ASL)…
- Broad-Shallow Interface (Broad-Shallow UI, Single-Page Interface)
- A user interface design pattern that presents a large amount of information on fewer screens, typically requiring scrolling to view all content. Most mainstream apps, including Google Calendar, use th…
- Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
- A term of art, promoted heavily by the U.S. National Science Foundation and professional societies such as ACM, referring to concerted efforts to increase the participation of groups that are historic…
- Broca's Aphasia (Nonfluent Aphasia, Expressive Aphasia, Motor Aphasia, Anterior Aphasia)
- A type of aphasia caused by damage to Broca's area in the left frontal lobe of the brain, typically resulting from stroke. People with Broca's aphasia have difficulty producing speech and writing but …
- Browser Accessibility (Accessible Browsing, Web Browser Accessibility)
- The degree to which web browsers themselves are usable by people with disabilities and age-related impairments, distinct from the accessibility of web content. Browser accessibility encompasses built-…
- Browser Developer Tools (DevTools, Web Inspector, Developer Console)
- Built-in browser utilities that allow web developers to inspect, debug, and modify web pages in real-time. Features include DOM inspection, CSS editing, JavaScript debugging, network monitoring, and p…
- Browser Extension (Browser Plugin, Browser Add-On)
- A software module that adds functionality to a web browser, typically installed from a browser's extension store. Browser extensions are a common delivery mechanism for accessibility tools because the…
- Browser Extension Accessibility (Accessible Browser Extension, Assistive Browser Extension)
- The design and development of web browser extensions that either enhance the accessibility of existing web content or are themselves fully accessible to users of assistive technologies. Assistive brow…
- Browser Fingerprinting (Device Fingerprinting, Canvas Fingerprinting)
- A technique used to identify and track users based on the unique characteristics of their web browser and device configuration, including installed plugins, screen resolution, fonts, and accessibility…
- Browser Helper Object (BHO)
- A plugin module for web browsers (originally Internet Explorer) that loads with each browser instance and has access to the Document Object Model and browser events. In accessibility contexts, BHOs ha…
- Browsing Fatigue (Navigation Fatigue, Screen Reader Fatigue)
- Physical and cognitive exhaustion experienced by users — particularly screen reader users and those with motor impairments — when navigating web content through repetitive, effortful interactions. For…