Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- HHS Usability Guidelines(also: Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines, Usability.gov Guidelines)
- A comprehensive set of evidence-based web design and usability guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The guidelines cover areas including homepage design, page layout, navigation, scrolling, headings, links, text appearance, content…
- Heuristic Walkthrough(also: Heuristic walk-through)
- A usability evaluation method proposed by Andrew Sears (1997) that combines scenario-based cognitive walkthrough with heuristic evaluation. Evaluators work through realistic user tasks using a prioritised list of heuristics, surfacing both task-specific and general usability…
- Human Factors Engineering(also: Ergonomics, Human Factors)
- The scientific discipline concerned with designing systems, products, and environments to be compatible with the physical and cognitive capabilities and limitations of the people who use them. In accessibility, human factors engineering applies usability methods and techniques —…
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