Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Fingerspelling(also: Manual alphabet, Dactylology)
- A method of spelling out words letter by letter using hand shapes, used within sign languages to represent proper nouns, technical terms, or words that lack a dedicated sign. Each letter of the written alphabet corresponds to a specific hand configuration. Fingerspelling poses…
- Freeze Frame(also: Video Thumbnail, ASL Freeze Frame)
- In the context of ASL video interfaces, a freeze frame is a static image captured at a recognizable moment of an ASL sign, used as a visual label or thumbnail for video content. Freeze frames allow Deaf users to quickly scan, identify, and select content without watching full…
- French Sign Language(also: LSF, Langue des Signes Française)
- French Sign Language (Langue des Signes Française, or LSF) is the primary sign language used by the Deaf community in France. Legally recognized by the French Handicap Law of 2005 as having educational, pedagogical, and cultural legitimacy, LSF is a complete natural language…
- Functional Literacy(also: Functional illiteracy)
- The level of reading and writing skill needed to handle everyday tasks — filling out forms, reading medication instructions, understanding a utility bill, using a web service. Adults below this threshold are described as functionally illiterate, which in the United States is…
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