Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Embodied Expertise(also: Embodied Knowledge, Tactile Expertise)
- Skilled knowledge that resides in the body through practiced physical routines, muscle memory, and sensory awareness rather than in explicit cognitive rules or visual information. In accessibility research, embodied expertise describes the sophisticated tactile and kinesthetic…
- Embodied Exploration
- An approach to virtual environment interaction in which the user builds understanding of a space by physically walking, turning, reaching, and sweeping rather than by teleporting or using controller-based locomotion. Embodied exploration is particularly important for blind and…
- Embosser(also: Braille Embosser, Tactile Graphics Embosser)
- A device that creates raised (embossed) output on paper or other materials, used to produce braille text and tactile graphics for people who are blind or have low vision. Braille embossers function similarly to printers but press dots upward into heavy paper to create tactile…
- Extended Audio Description(also: Extended Description)
- A form of audio description in which the video playback is paused to allow time for a description that would not otherwise fit within natural gaps in the audio track. Extended audio descriptions are used when the density of dialogue or other important audio leaves insufficient…
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