Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Tactile Graphicacy(also: Tactile Literacy, Tactile Reading Skills)
- The learned ability to read, interpret, and create meaning from tactile images, maps, diagrams, and graphics through touch. Just as visual graphicacy is developed through exposure to visual images, tactile graphicacy requires practice with a wide range of tactile materials and…
- Tactile Reading(also: Touch Reading)
- The process of reading text through the sense of touch, primarily using the fingertips to perceive raised characters such as braille. Tactile reading requires distinct perceptual and cognitive skills from visual reading, including fine tactile discrimination, spatial pattern…
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