Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Gaze Switching(also: Visual Attention Switching, Split Attention)
- The act of shifting visual focus between two or more information sources, such as between captions and presentation slides in a classroom, or between a sign language interpreter and a speaker. Gaze switching is particularly costly for deaf and hard of hearing students who rely…
- German Sign Language(also: DGS, Deutsche Gebärdensprache)
- The sign language used by the deaf community in Germany, recognised as an independent natural language with its own grammar, syntax, and vocabulary distinct from spoken German. Like other sign languages worldwide, German Sign Language is a visual-spatial language that uses…
- Graphic Captions(also: Visual Captions, Animated Captions)
- A captioning approach that uses visual elements such as GIFs, animated stickers, icons, or emojis to represent sounds in audio-visual content, as an alternative or complement to traditional text-based bracket notation. Graphic captions can convey additional information about a…
- Graphic Score(also: Graphical Notation, Visual Music Score)
- A form of musical notation that uses visual symbols, shapes, colors, and spatial arrangements rather than traditional staff notation to represent musical ideas and instructions. Graphic scores communicate musical concepts through visual means that can be more accessible to…
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