Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Technosolutionism(also: Technological solutionism, Techno-solutionism, Tech solutionism)
- The belief that complex social problems, including disability, can and should be solved primarily through technology. Popularised by Evgeny Morozov, the term describes a mindset that strips nuance from social issues and recasts them as neat technical problems with computable…
- Temporal encoding
- The representation of information through change over time within a spatial substrate. In the visual design space, temporal encoding corresponds to animation — a point or shape moving, appearing, or changing on screen. In the sonic design space, temporal encoding is the primary…
- Transitional Object(also: Comfort Object)
- A concept from developmental psychology, introduced by D. W. Winnicott, referring to a soft, often tactile object - a blanket, stuffed toy, or similar - that a child uses to support self-soothing and the transition between dependence on a caregiver and independent experience.…
- Typographic Encoding(also: Visual Typography Mapping)
- The practice of using typographic properties—such as font size, weight, color, spacing, opacity, and baseline shift—to encode non-textual information within written content. In accessibility contexts, typographic encoding is used to represent paralinguistic speech features in…
- Typography(also: Typographic Design)
- The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and visually appealing. In accessibility contexts, typography encompasses font selection, size, weight, spacing (letter spacing, word spacing, line height), alignment, and contrast. Research has…
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