Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Cross-Cultural Design(also: Culturally Responsive Design, Culture-Sensitive Design)
- An approach to designing products, services, and technologies that accounts for the cultural contexts, values, norms, and practices of diverse user populations. In accessibility, cross-cultural design recognises that disability is understood and experienced differently across…
- Cultural Heritage(also: Heritage, Digital Heritage)
- Cultural heritage is the inherited tangible and intangible expressions of a community’s history, including buildings, monuments, artefacts, landscapes, oral traditions, performance, ritual, and language. In digital contexts, cultural heritage work covers the documentation,…
- Cultural Heritage Accessibility(also: Heritage Accessibility, Accessible Cultural Heritage)
- The practice of making cultural heritage sites, monuments, museums, and artifacts accessible to people with disabilities through physical modifications, assistive technologies, and alternative formats. This includes tactile reproductions of artworks and architectural features,…
- Cultural Mediator(also: Museum Mediator, Cultural Facilitator)
- A professional who facilitates meaningful engagement between cultural institutions (such as museums, galleries, or heritage sites) and visitors, particularly those from diverse or marginalised backgrounds. In accessibility contexts, cultural mediators play a crucial role in…
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