Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Table Reading Style(also: Table Reading Strategy, Table Browsing Style)
- The particular way in which a reader accesses and processes the content of a data table, determined by the interaction between the table's structure, content, and the reader's intent. Common table reading styles include: by cell (random access to individual cells), by row…
- Texture Perception(also: Texture sense, Tactile texture perception)
- The perceptual capacity to detect and characterize surface properties — roughness, smoothness, bumpiness, graininess, stickiness, and directional patterns — through touch, vision, or cross-modal integration. Texture perception draws on multiple tactile channels including…
- Touchpad Navigation(also: Trackpad Navigation)
- A method of interacting with digital content by dragging fingers or pressing specific positions on a smooth-surface touchpad input device. In accessibility contexts, touchpad navigation enables direct manipulation of spatial interfaces — such as maps or diagrams — by mapping…
- Tree Navigation(also: Hierarchical Navigation, Tree View Navigation)
- The process of moving through and exploring hierarchical data structures (trees) such as file systems, program structures, organizational charts, or menu systems. In accessible computing, tree navigation is a significant challenge because screen readers typically present tree…
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