Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Character Recognition
- In the context of reading and cognitive accessibility, character recognition refers to the ability to correctly identify and distinguish individual letters and numbers. People with dyslexia often experience character recognition difficulties, confusing visually similar…
- Character Spacing(also: Letter Spacing, Tracking)
- The horizontal space between individual characters in a line of text. Research has shown that increasing character spacing significantly improves reading speed and accuracy for people with dyslexia. This effect is attributed to reduced visual crowding — the phenomenon where…
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