Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Sensory erasure(also: Sensory exclusion)
- The systematic marginalization or elimination of non-visual sensory modalities in the design of technologies, interfaces, and information systems. Sensory erasure occurs when platforms treat visual interaction as the only legitimate or primary mode of engagement, rendering…
- Sighted People Interference(also: Sighted Interference)
- A social barrier experienced by blind and visually impaired people when sighted individuals's reactions, interventions, or presence impede their independent activities in public spaces. This can include unsolicited help, judgmental reactions from store staff or other shoppers,…
- Situationally Induced Impairment(also: SIID, Situational Impairment, Situational Disability)
- A temporary functional limitation caused by environmental or contextual factors rather than a permanent health condition or disability. Examples include difficulty using a phone while walking (reduced motor accuracy), inability to hear audio in a noisy environment, or screen…
- Syntax Highlighting(also: Code Highlighting, Syntax Coloring)
- A feature of text editors and IDEs that displays source code in different colors and fonts based on the category of terms—keywords, variables, strings, comments, and operators are visually distinguished to improve readability and help programmers identify syntax errors. While…
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