Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Verbatim Captioning(also: Verbatim Captions)
- A captioning approach that reproduces every spoken word exactly as uttered, including filler words, false starts, and repetitions. Regulators in many countries (e.g., the Canadian CRTC, the US FCC) emphasize verbatim accuracy as a quality requirement. Verbatim captions preserve…
- Visual Attention Split(also: Split Attention, Divided Visual Attention)
- The cognitive challenge of needing to divide visual focus between two or more sources of information simultaneously. For deaf and hard of hearing people, visual attention split is a pervasive accessibility barrier: they must look at captions or a sign language interpreter while…
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