Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Adaptive Assistive Technology(also: AAT, Adaptive AT)
- Assistive technology that monitors a user's current and past performance and automatically adjusts its functionality to match their changing needs. Unlike static assistive technologies with fixed settings, adaptive systems continuously observe user behavior — such as typing…
- Adaptive Interface(also: Adaptive User Interface, Self-Adapting Interface)
- A user interface that automatically modifies its presentation, behaviour, or content based on detected user characteristics, capabilities, preferences, or environmental conditions. In accessibility, adaptive interfaces can respond to changes in a user's sensory, motor, or…
- Adaptive Navigation(also: Adaptive Navigation Support)
- A technique in which a system dynamically modifies the presentation of navigational elements (such as links, menus, or breadcrumbs) based on user characteristics, behaviour, or context. In accessibility applications, adaptive navigation can reorder, annotate, hide, or highlight…
- Adaptive User Interface(also: AUI, Adaptive Interface, Self-Adapting Interface)
- A user interface that automatically detects changes in user behavior or ability and adjusts its presentation or functionality accordingly, without requiring the user to manually configure settings. In accessibility, adaptive user interfaces can monitor pointing performance…
- Adaptive User Interface(also: AUI, Adaptive Interface, Self-Adapting Interface)
- A user interface that automatically adjusts its presentation, behavior, or content based on user characteristics, preferences, context, or interaction patterns. Unlike customizable interfaces where users manually configure settings, adaptive interfaces use algorithms to detect…
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