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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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Haptic Communication(also: Social Haptics, Tactile Communication, Haptic Interaction)
A method of conveying information through touch-based signals, vibrations, or physical patterns on the body. Haptic communication is particularly important for individuals with deafblindness or other multisensory impairments, where visual and auditory channels are unavailable or…
Haptic Feedback(also: Tactile Feedback, Touch Feedback)
Information conveyed through the sense of touch, typically using vibrations, force, or texture changes to communicate data or system states to a user. In accessibility, haptic feedback provides non-visual, non-auditory confirmation of actions and can convey spatial information,…

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