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Daily Data Analysis(also: DDA, Everyday Data Analysis)

The common, everyday tasks of analyzing and deriving insights from data that people perform in their daily lives or work, such as splitting expenses among friends, computing stock portfolio changes, calculating averages, and comparing product prices. For blind and low-vision…

Data Accessibility(also: Accessible Data, Data Access)

The practice of making data and data-related tools usable by people with disabilities, ensuring that information presented in tables, charts, graphs, spreadsheets, and databases can be perceived, understood, and analyzed regardless of ability. Data accessibility encompasses both…

Data Exploration(also: Exploratory Data Analysis, EDA)

The process of investigating and examining datasets to discover patterns, spot anomalies, test hypotheses, and check assumptions, typically as a preliminary step before formal analysis. For blind and low-vision users, data exploration is particularly challenging because sighted…

Data Visualization Accessibility(also: Accessible Data Visualization, Chart Accessibility, Visualization Accessibility)

The practice of designing charts, graphs, diagrams, and other visual data representations so they are perceivable, operable, and understandable by people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind or have low vision. This includes providing meaningful alternative text,…

Date Picker Accessibility(also: Accessible Date Picker, Date Selection Accessibility)

The degree to which date selection controls in web and mobile applications can be used effectively by people with disabilities. Date pickers are one of the most problematic interface elements for screen reader users, as they often rely on visual calendar grids, lack proper ARIA…

Digital Campus(also: Virtual Campus, Online Campus)

The entirety of an educational institution's online presence, platforms, tools, and digital resources used to deliver learning experiences. The digital campus encompasses learning management systems, course content, assessment tools, library resources, and support services…

Digital Comics Accessibility(also: Comic Accessibility, Graphic Novel Accessibility)

The practice of making comics, graphic novels, manga, and webtoons accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those with visual impairments. Digital comics present unique accessibility challenges because they convey narrative through a combination of sequential art,…

Digital Divide(also: Digital Gap, Technology Divide)

The gap between those who have access to and can effectively use digital technologies and those who cannot, typically divided along lines of income, geography, disability, age, and education. The digital divide disproportionately affects people with disabilities in the Global…

Digital Divide(also: Digital Gap, Technology Gap)

The gap between individuals, households, or communities that have access to modern information and communication technologies and those that do not, or between those with the skills to use them effectively and those without. The digital divide encompasses not only access to…

Digital Health(also: eHealth, Digital Health Intervention)

The use of digital technologies — including mobile apps, social media platforms, wearables, telemedicine, and AI tools — to deliver, coordinate, or support healthcare services and health information. Digital health spans clinical, public health, and community applications, and…

Digital Inclusion(also: Digital Equity, e-Inclusion)

The principle and practice of ensuring that all individuals and communities have access to and can effectively use information and communication technologies. Digital inclusion encompasses three key dimensions: affordable and reliable internet access, devices that meet user…

Digital Independence(also: Digital Autonomy, Technology Independence)

The ability to access and use digital technologies independently to find resources and information. Digital independence encompasses skills such as navigating websites, using search engines, evaluating online information, and completing digital tasks without requiring…

Digital Layer Accessibility

The dimension of VR accessibility concerned with user representation through avatars and the design of virtual worlds and environments. On the avatar side, this includes whether users can create avatars that represent their disabilities, assistive devices, and physical…

Digital Literacy(also: Digital Skills, Computer Literacy)

The ability to effectively and critically use digital technologies for information access, communication, content creation, and problem-solving. Digital literacy for people with vision impairments encompasses proficiency with screen readers, keyboard navigation, accessible…

Digital Reading(also: Electronic Reading, Online Reading)

The act of reading text on digital devices including computers, tablets, smartphones, and e-readers. Digital reading differs from print reading in that it enables dynamic text modification, multimodal augmentation, and assistive technology integration that are not possible with…

Digital Surveillance(also: Online Surveillance)

The monitoring, tracking, and collection of data about individuals through digital technologies, including by governments, corporations, and other institutions. For disabled people, digital surveillance creates specific accessibility concerns: assistive technology data may…

Distraction Blocker(also: Focus app, Website blocker, Digital self-control tool)

A category of digital well-being software designed to restrict access to distracting applications, websites, or notifications so that users can sustain focus on work or study. Distraction blockers range from operating-system features such as Apple Screen Time and Android Focus…

Double Digital Divide

The intersection of two layers of digital exclusion that compound each other, creating amplified barriers to participation. In disability and global accessibility contexts, the term describes how disability-related accessibility barriers (such as inaccessible interfaces and lack…

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