Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Verifiable Credential(also: VC)
- A cryptographically signed statement about a person, organisation, or object that a relying party can verify without contacting the issuer, following the W3C Verifiable Credentials Data Model. Verifiable credentials are the underlying data format used by identity wallets, and…
- Visual Interpretation Service(also: VIS, Visual Assistance Service, Remote Sighted Assistance)
- A service that provides visual information to blind and low vision users through human assistants, AI-powered tools, or a combination of both. Traditional visual interpretation services like Aira connect users via video call to trained human agents who describe visual…
- Visual Privacy(also: Visual Information Privacy)
- The safeguarding and management of sensitive visual information that could be shared or disclosed in everyday life, particularly through the use of assistive technologies and generative AI tools. For blind and low vision users, visual privacy encompasses multiple dimensions:…
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