Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Electrotactile(also: Electrotactile Stimulation, Electrical Tactile Stimulation)
- A form of tactile feedback that applies controlled electrical current to stimulate touch nerve endings in the skin, creating sensations of pressure, tingling, or texture. Electrotactile displays can achieve higher spatial resolution than vibrotactile systems because electrodes…
- Electrotactile Feedback(also: Electrotactile, Electrical Tactile Stimulation)
- A form of haptic feedback that uses controlled electrical current applied directly to the skin or through a thin insulating layer to generate tactile sensations. Unlike vibrotactile feedback (which uses mechanical vibration) or pressure feedback (which uses physical force),…
- EyeMusic
- A visual-to-auditory sensory substitution device that converts images into sound, enabling people who are blind to perceive visual information including shape, location, and color. EyeMusic uses a left-to-right sweep algorithm where horizontal position maps to time, vertical…
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