Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Telecommunications Device for the Deaf(also: TDD, TTY, Text Telephone)
- A specialized device that enables text-based telephone communication for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. TDDs transmit typed text over telephone lines using acoustic coupling or direct connection, requiring compatible devices at both ends of the conversation. While TDDs…
- Text-Mode Browser(also: Text Browser, Terminal Browser, Console Browser)
- A web browser that renders web pages as text only, without displaying images or graphical layout, typically running in a command-line terminal or console environment. The most well-known text-mode browser is Lynx, developed at the University of Kansas in the early 1990s.…
- Trace R&D Center(also: Trace Center, Trace Research and Development Center)
- A pioneering research center focused on accessibility and assistive technology, originally established at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971 and later affiliated with the University of Maryland. Founded and long directed by Gregg Vanderheiden, the Trace Center developed…
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