Microservices

A software architecture pattern where an application is composed of small, independent services that communicate over well-defined APIs, each responsible for a specific function and deployable independently. In accessibility tooling, microservices architecture enables modular systems where different accessibility processing steps — such as object detection, text extraction, and audio rendering — can be developed, updated, and scaled independently. This approach allows researchers and developers to contribute individual components without needing to understand or modify the entire system, lowering barriers to building and deploying accessible technology.