Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Cell Navigation(also: Table Cell Navigation, Cell-by-Cell Navigation)
- Cell navigation is a method of accessing tabular data non-visually by moving between individual cells using directional commands (up, down, left, right). Rather than reading a table linearly from top-to-bottom, cell navigation allows screen reader users to traverse the…
- Conditional Formatting
- Conditional formatting is a spreadsheet feature that automatically applies visual styles — fill color, font color, bold text, icons, data bars — to cells whose values meet specified rules (for example, highlighting failing grades in red or above-average sales in green). It is…
- Conversational Glanceability(also: Conversational Layout Support)
- A proposed design approach that uses conversational AI agents to provide blind and visually impaired users with the equivalent of visual glanceability—the ability to quickly scan and identify content of interest on a page. Sighted users can rapidly skim visual layouts to locate…
- Coping Strategies(also: Coping Tactics, Workaround Strategies)
- The techniques and approaches that users with disabilities develop to navigate around accessibility barriers they encounter on the web and in digital interfaces. Expert screen reader users, for example, employ strategies such as using element lists, virtual search, heading…
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