Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
Search results
- Tactile Acuity(also: Touch Acuity, Tactile Resolution)
- The ability to perceive and discriminate fine spatial details through the sense of touch, analogous to visual acuity for sight. Tactile acuity varies across body regions, with fingertips having the highest resolution at approximately 1-2mm spacing. In the context of…
- Tactile Graphics(also: Tactile Images, Tactile Diagrams, Raised-Line Graphics)
- Visual information represented in a form that can be perceived through touch, enabling people who are blind or have low vision to access images, diagrams, maps, charts, and spatial layouts. Tactile graphics can be created through embossing, thermoforming, 3D printing, or swell…
- Taylor Frame(also: Taylor Mathematical Slate, Taylor Slate, Math Frame)
- A tactile tool used by visually impaired students to perform arithmetic calculations. The device consists of a rectangular board with rows of holes into which small lead or plastic bars are inserted. Each bar has notched ends representing digits 0-9, which users identify by…
3 results.