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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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DOM Tree(also: Document Object Model, DOM)
A programming interface that represents an HTML or XML document as a hierarchical tree structure, where each node corresponds to a part of the document such as an element, attribute, or text content. Web browsers construct the DOM tree from HTML source code, and assistive…
Dashboard Accessibility(also: Accessible Dashboards)
The practice of designing data dashboards — visual interfaces combining charts, key performance indicators, filtering widgets, and interactive data querying — so they are usable by people with disabilities, particularly screen reader users. Accessible dashboards require…
Descriptive Labels(also: Descriptive Naming, Semantic Labels)
Text labels for visual options (such as fonts, colors, and filters) that describe their perceptual or aesthetic qualities rather than simply providing a technical name. For example, labeling a font as "Comic Sans: casual and playful" or a color as "orange: warm and energetic"…

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