Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- BBC Mobile Accessibility Guidelines(also: BBC MAG)
- A comprehensive set of accessibility standards developed by the BBC for mobile application and web content design. The guidelines cover areas including design, editorial, code, and testing, with specific recommendations for touch targets, text sizing, color contrast, and…
- BITV(also: Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung, Barrier-Free Information Technology Regulation)
- BITV (Barrierefreie Informationstechnik-Verordnung) is the German federal regulation on accessible information technology, mandating that federal government websites and applications be accessible to people with disabilities. First introduced in 2002 and updated as BITV 2.0 in…
- BS 8878(also: British Standard 8878, Web Accessibility Code of Practice)
- A British Standard published in 2010 that provides a code of practice for web accessibility. BS 8878 defines a 16-step process for implementing web accessibility within organisations, taking a user-centred approach that goes beyond technical conformance with WCAG. It emphasises…
- Bharati Braille(also: Indian Braille)
- A unified Braille standard for writing text in Indian languages using the six-dot Braille format. Bharati Braille assigns the same Braille cell to phonetically equivalent characters across different Indian languages (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, etc.), meaning that a reader familiar…
- Braille Authority of North America(also: BANA)
- The standards-setting body responsible for establishing braille codes and guidelines for the production of braille materials in the United States and Canada. BANA publishes guidelines for tactile graphics, braille formatting, and specialized braille codes for mathematics, music,…
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