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Glossary

Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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Bimanual Exploration(also: Two-handed exploration, Bimanual tactile exploration)
The use of both hands in coordinated roles to perceive an object or space by touch. In blind and low-vision users, bimanual exploration is typically asymmetric: one hand (often the non-dominant) serves as a spatial anchor holding a frame of reference while the other hand (often…
Board Game Accessibility(also: Tabletop Game Accessibility)
The practice of making physical board games, card games, and tabletop games playable by people with disabilities. Most commercial board games rely heavily on visual information — printed text, colors, visual textures, and spatial layouts — making them inaccessible to blind and…
Braille Cell(also: Braille Character, Six-Dot Cell)
The fundamental unit of the Braille writing system, consisting of a rectangular arrangement of up to six raised dots in a 3x2 matrix (three rows, two columns). Each dot position is numbered 1-6, with dots 1-3 in the left column (top to bottom) and dots 4-6 in the right column.…

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