Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- IBM Home Page Reader(also: Home Page Reader, HPR)
- IBM Home Page Reader (HPR) was a pioneering voice browser developed by IBM that provided audio-based web browsing for people with visual disabilities. Unlike screen readers that operate as an overlay on top of a visual browser, Home Page Reader was a self-contained browser that…
- Intelligent Personal Assistant(also: IPA, Virtual Assistant, AI Assistant)
- A software agent that uses natural language processing and speech recognition to perform tasks, answer questions, and control devices on behalf of a user. Examples include Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Siri, and Microsoft Cortana. While intelligent personal assistants…
- Intelligent Virtual Assistant(also: IVA, Virtual Assistant, AI Assistant)
- A software-based agent that uses artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and speech recognition to understand and respond to human voice or text commands. Intelligent Virtual Assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri are embedded in smart…
- Interactive Voice Response(also: IVR, Voice Response System)
- A telephony technology that allows users to interact with automated systems using voice commands or keypad input. IVR systems are particularly valuable for accessibility in low-income settings because they work with any phone (including basic feature phones), require no internet…
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