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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Redundant Encoding(also: Redundant Coding, Multi-Channel Encoding)
A design principle that communicates information through multiple visual channels simultaneously — such as colour plus shape, pattern, text label, or position — so that no single channel is required for comprehension. Redundant encoding is a foundational recommendation for CVD…
Reification
The process of making concrete that which is abstract. A photograph is a reification of a moment in time and place, with all the selectivity and distortion that the lens and framing impose. A web page is a reification of underlying data and semantic relationships, rendered…
Research Through Design(also: RtD)
A research methodology in which the design process itself serves as a mode of inquiry, generating knowledge through the iterative creation and evaluation of artifacts, systems, or experiences. Unlike traditional research that studies existing phenomena, Research Through Design…

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