Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- 3D Printing Pen(also: 3D Pen)
- A handheld device that extrudes a quick-cooling thermoplastic filament (commonly PLA, PCL, or ABS) through a heated nozzle, leaving raised, three-dimensional lines that solidify within seconds of being drawn. In accessibility contexts, 3D pens have become a cheap and widely…
- Crafting(also: Craftwork, Handcraft)
- The practice of making objects by hand using traditional techniques, materials, and tools. In accessibility research, crafting—including weaving, knitting, woodworking, and pottery—represents a form of making distinct from high-tech fabrication (3D printing, laser cutting).…
- Fiber Arts(also: Textile Arts, Textile Crafts)
- Creative practices involving the manipulation of fibers or textiles, including weaving, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, quilting, and felting. Fiber arts are increasingly explored in accessibility research as sites for inclusive making, where tactile feedback and rhythmic…
- Fused Filament Fabrication(also: FFF, Fused Deposition Modeling, FDM)
- A 3D printing technique that creates objects by depositing melted thermoplastic filament layer by layer. FFF printers heat plastic material (commonly PLA or ABS) and extrude it through a nozzle that moves according to digital model coordinates. In accessibility applications, FFF…
- Tactile Authoring(also: Tactile Graphic Authoring, BLV Authoring)
- The creation of tactile graphics — raised-line drawings, swell-paper images, or refreshable-display renderings — by or with blind and low-vision authors, rather than exclusively by sighted experts. Tactile authoring tools include moldable materials, 3D printing pens,…
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