Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Biometric Authentication(also: Biometrics, Biometric Identification)
- A security method that verifies a person's identity using unique biological characteristics such as fingerprints, facial features, iris patterns, or voice. For people with vision impairments, biometric authentication — particularly fingerprint recognition — is widely preferred…
- Biometric Authentication(also: Biometrics, Biometric Security, Behavioral Biometrics)
- Security technology that uses unique biological or behavioral characteristics to verify identity, including fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scans, voice patterns, and handwritten signatures. Accessibility considerations are critical because many biometric systems assume…
- Biometric System(also: Biometric Technology, Biometric Identification)
- A technology system that uses innate human physical or behavioral characteristics — such as facial features, fingerprints, voice patterns, gait, or iris patterns — to identify or verify a person's identity. Biometric systems pose particular risks for people with disabilities…
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