Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System(also: AVAS, Minimum sound requirement, Pedestrian warning sound)
- A class of vehicle systems that emit artificial sound to alert pedestrians and other road users to the presence and movement of quiet vehicles — typically electric and hybrid vehicles at low speeds, where tire and aerodynamic noise are insufficient for detection. Regulatory…
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems(also: ADAS)
- A family of in-vehicle technologies that partially automate driving tasks — adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping, automatic emergency braking, parking assistance, blind-spot monitoring — while a human driver retains overall control. ADAS are relevant to accessibility as steps…
- Airport Accessibility
- The practices, technologies, policies, and physical design choices that enable travelers with disabilities to use airports independently and with dignity. In the United States, airport accessibility is governed partly by the FAA's Airport Disability Compliance Program (AC…
- Autonomous Ferry(also: Self-Driving Ferry, Autonomous Passenger Ferry)
- A waterborne passenger vessel that navigates, docks, and avoids obstacles without a human pilot, typically using a sensor suite (cameras, radar, LiDAR, ultrasonic, IMU, GNSS) and a shore-based supervisory operator. Autonomous ferries are being trialled as sustainable…
- Autonomous Public Transport(also: Autonomous Public Transit, Driverless Public Transport)
- Public-transport services — buses, shuttles, ferries, trams — operated wholly or partly by self-driving technology, typically supervised remotely rather than by an onboard driver. From an accessibility perspective, autonomous public transport simultaneously promises cheaper,…
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