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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Text-to-Audio(also: Text-to-Audio Generation, TTA)
A class of generative AI models that synthesise non-speech sound (environmental sounds, sound effects, music stems) from a text prompt - for example producing the sound of 'leaves rustling in wind' or 'church bells ringing'. Distinct from text-to-speech, which produces spoken…
Thermo Pen(also: Thermal Pen, Heat Pen)
A specialized drawing instrument that produces heat at its tip, used in conjunction with swell paper (microcapsule paper) to create instant raised-line tactile graphics. When the thermo pen is drawn across swell paper, the heat causes the microcapsules in the paper to expand…

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