Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- ORBIT Dataset(also: Object Recognition for Blind Image Training)
- A disability-first machine learning dataset for teachable object recognition, contributed by people who are blind or have low vision. The original ORBIT dataset (Massiceti et al., 2021) contains 3,822 videos of 486 objects from 67 data collectors, predominantly in the UK and…
- Omakase(also: Omakase mode, I leave it to you)
- A Japanese word — literally 'I leave it to you' — adopted in human-robot interaction and assistive-AI research to describe a mode of user involvement in which the person defers all decisions to the system. In autonomous navigation robots for blind travellers, omakase denotes the…
- Online Braille(also: Web Braille, Digital Braille, Electronic Braille)
- Online Braille refers to Braille content that is generated, distributed, or accessed through the Internet or digital platforms, as opposed to traditional embossed paper Braille. This includes web-based Braille translation services, downloadable Braille-formatted files such as…
- Opticon(also: Optical-to-Tactile Converter)
- An early assistive technology device developed by Dr. James Bliss in the 1960s that converts printed text into a tactile vibrating pattern that can be read with the fingertip. The Opticon uses a small camera to scan printed characters and reproduces them as patterns of vibrating…
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