Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Legibility
- The visual clarity with which individual characters, words, and blocks of text can be distinguished and recognised. Legibility is influenced by font choice (sans-serif fonts are generally more legible on screen), font size (minimum 12px recommended for dyslexic users), letter…
- Line Spacing(also: Leading, Line Height, Line-Height)
- The vertical distance between lines of text, controlled in CSS by the line-height property. Adequate line spacing is important for readability and accessibility, particularly for people with low vision, dyslexia, or cognitive disabilities. Research shows that both younger and…
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