Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Ecology of Protections(also: Layered Protection Ecosystem)
- A multi-layered framework for safeguarding vulnerable users from harmful digital content by implementing protections at multiple levels of the technology stack simultaneously. For photosensitive users, this ecosystem encompasses six layers: policy-level (legislation and…
- Intrinsic Complexity(also: Intrinsic Cognitive Load)
- In Cognitive Load Theory, intrinsic complexity refers to the inherent difficulty of understanding and processing the content or material itself, as opposed to extraneous complexity which arises from how the material is presented or accessed. In accessibility contexts,…
- Momentous Depiction
- A conceptual framework proposed by Niu, Clements, and Kim (2026) for using generative AI to visualize critical moments that convey the insights and meanings of disability in storytelling videos. The framework identifies four core GenAI affordances that support or constrain…
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