WAI Glossary
Access [WS-GLOSSARY]=OK 1 A 59 59
Access Key (s) [HFES]=OK 1 B 11
Accessibility [ATAG10]=OK 1 C 60
Accessibility [HFES] 1 D 33
Accessibility [WEAVING] 1 E 22
Accessibility Awareness [ATAG10]=OK 1 F 11
Accessibility Information [ATAG10].= 1 1 G 11 148
Accessibility Permission [PDF-TECH]=OK 1 H 8
Accessibility Problem [ATAG10]=OK 1 I 28
Accessible [ATAG10] 1 J 0
Accessible [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1 K 3
Accessible Authoring Practice [ATAG10]=OK 1 L 9
Acronym [WCAG10] [WCAG20]. 1 M 26
Activate [UAAG10] 1 N 10
Active Element [SVG10] 1 O 8
Active Element [UA Draft] 1 P 33 125
Active Element [UAAG10] 1 Q 1
ActualText Value [PDF-TECH] 1 R 22
Adobe Glyph Name [PDF-TECH] 1 S 34
Afford, Affordance [HFES] 1 T 31
Aging-Related Conditions [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 U 16
Alert [ATAG10] 1 V 12
Alert [UAAG10] 1 W 7
Alternative Equivalents for Content [UAAG10]= 1 1 X 1 124
Alternative Information [ATAG10]=OK 1 Y 0
Alternative Keyboards or Switches [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 Z 0
Animation [UAAG10] 1 456 456
Animation [WCAG10-TECH] 1
Annotation 1
Annotation Service /. 1 B-G 6
Annotea 1 H-P 9
Anonymity [WS-GLOSSARY] 1 Q-Z 10
Anonymization [CC-PP] 1
API's [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Applet [UAAG10] 1
Applet [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Application Programming Interface (API), conventional input / output device1[UAAG10]
Appropriate [ATAG10] 1
Array [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Assistive Technology 1
Assistive Technology [UAAG10] =OK 1
Assistive Technology Devices (Visual Disabilities) 1
Attention Deficit Disorder, or ADD=OK 1
Attribute [ATAG10-TECHS] [ATAG-Wombat] 1
Attribute [UAAG10] 1
Attribute [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Audio [UAAG10] =OK 1
Audio Description, Auditory Description [UAAG10]=OK 1
Audio Descriptions [WCAG20] 1
Audio track [UAAG10] 1
Audio-only presentation [UAAG10] =OK 1
Authentication [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Authentication Code 1
Author styles [UAAG10] 1
Authoring Tool [ATAG10-TECHS] [ATAG-Wombat]=OK 1
Authorization [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Automated Markup Insertion Function [ATAG10-TECHS] [ATAG-Wombat] 1
Available [ATAG10] 1
Avatar 1 59
Backward Compatible [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Basic Shape [SVG10] 1
Binding [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Binding [XFORMS10] 1
Binding Expression [XFORMS10] 1
Blindness [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1
Boolean [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Braille [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Braille and Refreshable Braille [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 1
Browser (for Non-Visual Output) 1
Browser [WS-GLOSSARY]=OK 1 11
Cache [CC-PP] 1
Cacheable [CC-PP] 1
Canvas [SVG10] 1
Capability [CC-PP] 1
Captions [ATAG10] 1 1
Captions [UAAG10] 1
Captions [WCAG20] 1
Cascading Style Sheet (s) [High-Tech]=OK 1
CC-PP [CC-PP] 1
CC-PP Repository [CC-PP]. 1
Channel Security [CC-PP] 1
Character [P3P] 1
Character Codes [PDF-TECH] 1
Character Encoding [UAAG10] 1
Character Input [WCAG20] 1
Characters [PDF-TECH] 1
Check for [ATAG10] 1
Class [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Client [CC-PP] 1
Client-side Scripting [WCAG20] 1 1
Clipping Path [SVG10] 1
CMap [PDF-TECH] 1
Cognitive and Neurological Disabilities [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 1
Collated Text Transcript [UAAG10] 1
Color Blindness [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 1
Column Headers [PDF-TECH] 1 1
Competitive Activity [WCAG20] 1 1
Complex [WCAG20] 1
Component [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Computed Expression [XFORMS10] 1
Concatenate [PDF-TECH] 1
Concatenation [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Conditional-content [UAAG10] . 1
Configure and Control [UAAG10] 1
Conformance [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Container Element [SVG10] 1
Containing Document [XFORMS10] 1
Content [ATAG10] 1
Content [UAAG10] =OK 1
Content [WCAG20] 1 1
Content Generation [CC-PP] 1
Content Model [DOM2] 1
Content Negotiation [CC-PP] 1
Content Provider [CC-PP] 1
Content Selection [CC-PP] 1
Context [DOM2] 1
Contrast [HFES] 1
Control [UAAG10]=OK 1
Conventional input / output device [UAAG10] =OK 1 1
Conversion Tool [ATAG10]=OK 1 1
Cookie 1
Country Code [RFC2828] 1
Crop Box [PDF-TECH] 1
CTM [SVG10] 1
Current Innermost SVG Document Target [SVG10] 1
Current Selection [UAAG10] 1
Current SVG Document Fragment [SVG10] 1
Current Transformation Matrix (CTM) [SVG10] 1
Current User Selection [ATAG10-TECHS] [ATAG-Wombat] 1
Current Viewport [UAAG10] 1 60
Data [RFC2828] 1
Data Category [P3P] 1
Data Element [P3P] 1
Data Model [DOM1] 1
Data Model [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Data Resource [CC-PP] 1
Data Set 1
Data Set [P3P] 1
Data Tables [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Datatype [XFORMS10] 1
Deprecated [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Description Link (D-link) [ATAG10] 1 1
Device Independent [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1 1
Device-dependent [WCAG20] 1
Device-independence [UAAG10] 1
Digital Signature [WEAVING] 1
Discovery [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Document [ATAG10]=OK 1
Document [CC-PP] 1
Document Character Set [UAAG10] 1
Document Content, Structure, and Presentation [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK1
Document Object, Document Object Model (DOM) [UAAG10] 1
Document Profile [CC-PP] 1
Document Source, Text Source [UAAG10] 1
Document Tree [CSS10] [CSS20] 1
Documentation [ATAG10] 1
Documentation [UAAG10] 1
Documents, Elements, and Attributes [UAAG10] 1
DOM 1
DTD's, Documents Definition Types 1
Dynamic Content [CC-PP] 1
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1 33
Editing View [ATAG10] 1
Element [ATAG10] 1
Element [CSS10] [CSS20] 1
Element [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Element [XML10] [XHTML10] 1
Element, Element Type [UAAG10] 1
Embedded 1
Embedded Devices 1
Enabled Element, Disabled Element [UAAG10] 1
End User [WS-GLOSSARY]=OK 1
Entity [XML10] [XHTML10] 1
Equivalent (for Content) [UAAG10] 1
Equivalent [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Equivalent Alternative [ATAG10]=OK 1
Equivalent Alternatives for Content [UAAG10]=OK 1
Event 1
Event [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Event Handlers [WCAG20] 1 1
Events and Scripting, Event Handler [UAAG10] 1
Expansion [PDF-TECH] 1
Explicit User Request [UAAG10] 1
Extreme Changes in Context [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 22
Facet [XFORMS10] 1
Facilities [XML10] [XHTML10] 1
Feature [CC-PP] 1
Feature [WCAG20] 1
Fee Link [UAAG10] 1
Fill [SVG10] 1
Focus [ATAG10] 1
Focus, Content Focus, User Interface Focus, Current Focus [UAAG10]=OK1
Font [SVG10] 1
Form Control [XFORMS10] 1
Form Fields [PDF-TECH] 1 11
Gateway [CC-PP] 1
Gateway [RFC2828] 1
Generation Tool [ATAG10]=OK 1
Global Configuration [UAAG10] 1
Glyph [PDF-TECH] 1
Glyph [SVG10] 1
Graceful Transformation, Graceful Degradation=OK 1 1
Graphical [UAAG10] 1
Graphics [WEAVING] 1
Graphics Element [SVG10] 1
Graphics Referencing Element [SVG10] 1 11 20
Haptic [ATAG10]=OK 1
Hearing Disabilities [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1
Highlight [UAAG10] 1
Hint [CC-PP] 1
HTTP 1
HTTPS [RFC2828] 1
Hyperlink [RFC1983] 1
Hypertext [RFC1983]=OK 1 8
Identity [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Image [Dublin Core] 1
Image [UAAG10] 1
Image [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Image Map [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Impairment [WCAG20] [WHO] 1
Impairments of Intelligence [PWD-Use-Web] 1
Important [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Inaccessible Markup [ATAG10] 1 1
Indexing Value [PDF-TECH] 1
Inference Rules 1
Inform [ATAG10] 1
Information Appliances [XHTML Basic] 1
Informative [UAAG10] 1
Inheritance [DOM2] 1
Input Configuration [UAAG10] 1
Input Focus [HFES] 1
Input Method [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Insertion Point, Current Insertion Point [UAAG10] 1
Insertion Point, Current Insertion Point [UAAG10]. 1
Instance Data [XFORMS10]. 1
Instance Data Type [XFORMS10] 1
Interaction [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Interactive Elements, Non-interactive Element [UAAG10]=OK 1
Interactive Resource 1
Interface [WS-GLOSSARY]=OK 1
Interoperability [RFC1983]=OK 1
Intrinsic Dimensions [CSS10] [CSS20]. 1 28
Keyboard [HFES] 1
Keyboard Equivalents [HFES] 1
Keyboard Focus [HFES] 1 3
Latch [HFES] 1
Lexical Space [XFORMS10] 1
Linearized Table [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Line-break Hyphen [PDF-TECH] 1
Link Text [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Live [WCAG20] 1
Local URI reference, Non-local URI reference [SVG10] 1
Location Cursor [HFES] 1
Lock [HFES] 1 9
Machine Understandable [CC-PP] 1
Machine-centric 1
1
MacRomanEncoding, MacExpertEncoding, or WinAnsi Encoding [PDF-TECH]
Map, Mapped [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Markup [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Markup Language [ATAG10]=OK 1
Mask [SVG10] 1
Mechanisms that cause extreme changes in context [WCAG20] 1
Media equivalents [WCAG20] 1
Memory Impairments [PWD-Use-Web]. 1
Mental Health Disabilities [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1
Metadata 1
Metadata [WEAVING]=OK 1
Method [DOM1] 1
Method A Beginning... 1
Mnemonic [HFES] 1
Mnemonic Code [HFES] 1
Modal 1
Modalities=OK 1
Mode 1
Model 1
Model Item [XFORMS10] 1
Modifier Key [HFES] 1
Multimedia Presentation [UAAG10] 1
Multimedia Presentation [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Multi-modal=OK 1 26
Namespace [CC-PP] 1
Native Support [UAAG10] 1
Natural Language [UAAG10] 1
Natural Language [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Negotiate Content [CC-PP] 1
Negotiation Metadata [CC-PP] 1
Non-normative [UAAG10] 1
Non-text Content [WCAG20] 1
Non-variant Content [CC-PP] 1
Normative [UAAG10] 1 10
Objects [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Obsolete Element GENERIC Dublin Core Def. 1
Ontology Philosophy 1
Ontology RDF, Artificial-intelligence, Web Research 1
Operating environment [UAAG10] 1
Operators 1
Output Method [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Override [UAAG10] (Normative) 1 8
Page-content Stream [PDF-TECH] 1
Pagination [PDF-TECH] 1
Paint [SVG10] 1
Parser, Parsing [XML10] [XHTML10] 1
Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Personally Identifiable Data [P3P] 1
Photosensitive Epilepsy, Photoepilepsy [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Physical Disabilities [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1
Placeholder [UAAG10] 1
Plaintext [RFC2828] 1
Plug-in [UAAG10] 1
Point of Regard [UAAG10] 1
Pointer [HFES] 1
Pointer Focus [HFES] 1
Policy [P3P10] 1
Practice [P3P10] 1
Preference [P3P10] 1
Presentation [UAAG10] 1
Presentation [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Presentation Attribute [SVG10]. 1
Presentation Markup [ATAG10] 1
Presentation Markup [WCAG10] [WCAG20]. 1
Privacy [CC-PP] 1
Profile [UAAG10]=OK 1
Prompt [ATAG10] 1
Prompt [UAAG10] 1
Properties, Values, and Defaults [UAAG10] 1
Property [ATAG10]. 1
Property [SVG10] 1
Protocol [RFC2828] 1
Protocols 1
Publishing Tool [ATAG10] 1
Purpose [P3P10] 1 33
Query-by-example [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1 1
Real-time Events [WCAG20] 1
Real-time, Real-time process, Real-time event [WCAG20] 1
Recognize [UAAG10] 1
Recognize [UAAG10] 1
Redirection [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Registry [WS-GLOSSARY] 1
Rendered [WCAG10] [WCAG20] 1
Rendered Content [ATAG10] 1
Rendered Content [CSS10] [CSS20] 1
Rendered Content [UAAG10] 1
Rendered Content, Rendered Text [UAAG10] 1
Rendered View [ATAG10] 1
Rendering [XML10] [XHTML10]=OK 1
Repair Content, Repair Text [UAAG10] 1
Replaced Element [CSS10] [CSS20] 1
Repository [P3P10] 1
Repudiation [RFC2828] 1
Repurpose 1
ReverseChars [PDF-TECH] 1
Rich Media 1
Router [RFC2828] 1
Rules 1 22
Scanning Software [PWD-Use-Web] 1
Schema, RDF Schema [CC-PP] 1
Schema, schema 1
Screen Magnifier [PWD-Use-Web] 1
Screen Magnifier [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Screen Reader [HFES] 1
Screen Reader [PWD-Use-Web] 1
Screen Reader [WCAG10] [WCAG20]=OK 1
Script [UAAG10]=OK 1
Scripting 1
Security [CC-PP] 1
See also: XML Schema 1
Seizure Disorders [PWD-Use-Web]=OK 1
Selection [ATAG10] 1
Selection, Current Selection [UAAG10] 1
Semantics=OK 1
Sender-initiated Transmission 1
Serial Access, Sequential Navigation 1
Server 1
Server-side Scripting 1
Service 1
Service 1
Session 1
Showstring 1
Signing Avatar 1
Simpler-language Alternative=OK 1
Site Management Tool 1
Site Navigation Mechanism 1
Soft Hyphen 1
Speech Synthesis=OK 1
State 1
Structure 1
Support, Implement, Conform 1
Synchronize 1 34
Tab Order 1
Tabular Information 1
Tactile Object 1
Tactile Track 1
Tactile-only Presentation=OK 1
Tagged PDF 1
Target 1
Taxonomy RDF, Artificial-intelligence, Web Research 1
Technology 1
Telecommunications 1
Telecommunications 1
Text 1
Text Browsers=OK 1
Text Content Element 1
1
Text Content, non-text content, text element, non-text element, text equivalent, non-text equivalent.
Text Cursor 1
Text Decoration 1
Text Equivalent 1
Text Transcript 1
Text-To-Speech=OK 1
Time-dependent Presentation 1
Time-Out 1
Trailing Space Character 1
Transcript 1
Transform Gracefully 1
Transform Gracefully, Graceful Degradation 1
Transformation 1
Transformation Filter 1
Transformation Matrix 1
Type 0 Font, Type 1 Font 1
Typographic Style 1 31
Unfamiliar 1
Unicode 1
Unicode Value 1
User 1
User Agent Default Styles 1
User Agent Profile 1
User Agent=OK 1
User Coordinate System, User Space 1
User interface=OK 1
User Name (/TU key) 1
User Styles=OK 1
User Units,User Space 1
User-centric 1
User-Configurable Schedule 1
User-initiated and User Agent-initiated 1
Username/User Identity 1 16
Variant 1
Variant Content 1
View 1
Viewport 1
Viewport Coordinate System, Viewport Space 1
Viewport Units 1
Visual Disabilities=OK 1
Visual Object=OK 1
Visual Track 1
Visual-only Presentation=OK 1
Vocabulary 1
Voice Browser=OK 1 12
Web Browsers (for Non-Visual Output)=OK 1
Web Resource 1
Web Services 1
Web Site 1
Whiteboard 1
Wizard 1
Word Breaks 1 7
XML Schema 1 1
456
WCAG glossary
activity where timing is essential
ASCII art
audio description 1
authored unit
background image
captions
complex content
content
content that blinks
controlled languages
event handler
explicitly associated
extreme changes in context
feature
functionality
keyboard interface
link
media alternatives
natural languages
non-text content
normative
presentation
programmatic user interface component
programmatically determined
programmatically located
real-time events
site navigation mechanism
structure
technology
text
text alternative
text description
text label
time-dependent presentation
unfamiliar content
Wisconsin Computer Equivalence Algorithm
ATAG Glossary
Accessibility Problem, Authoring Interface
Accessibility Problem, Web Content
Accessible Web Content 1
Accessible Authoring Interface
Accessibility Information
Accessible Authoring Practice
Alert
Attribute 1
Audio Descriptions
Author
Authored "By Hand"
Authoring Action
Authoring Interface
Authoring Interface, Full-Featured
Authoring Tool 1
Captions
Checking, Accessibility
Completion of Authoring
Configurability
Continuously Active
Conversion
Device-Independent Action
Directly Linked
Display
Document
Documentation
Editable
Editing Method
Editing View
Element
End-User
Equivalent Alternative
Format
Inform
Information Icon
Informative
Markup
Markup Language
Markup, Unrecognized
Normative
Object
Prominence
Prompt
Property
Repairing, Accessibility
Transcript
Techniques
Transformation
Typical Author
User Agent
View
Web Content
Workflow
Translation priorities
1. * WAI QuickTips (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/QuickTips/
[status: stable WAI Resource, to be updated in 1Q 2004]
[translations of WAI Quick Tips]
2. Overview of the Web Accessibility Initiative
http://www.w3.org/Talks/WAI-Intro/
[status: unstable WAI Resource, updated quarterly]
3. WAI Flyer (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/flyer/
[status: unstable WAI Resource, to be updated in 1Q 2003]
[translations of WAI Flyer]
4. * Getting Started: Making a Web Site Accessible (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/gettingstarted
[status: unstable WAI Resource, to be updated in 2Q 2003]
[translations of Getting Started...]
5. How People with Disabilities Use the Web (medium-length)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/PWD-Use-Web/
[status: unstable W3C Note, to be completed in 1Q 2003]
6. Implementation Planning for Web Accessibility (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/
[status: unstable WAI resource suite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
7. Developing Organizational Policies for Web Accessibility (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/pol
[status:unstable WAI resource page, part of Implementation Resource Suite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
8. Selecting and Using Software for Web Accessibility (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/impl/software
[status:unstable WAI resource page, part of Implementation Resource Suite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
B. More technical/in depth materials:
1. WAI Glossary (long)
[status: unstable W3C Working Draft, to be completed in 3Q 2003]
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/Glossary/printable.html
2. * Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [WCAG 1.0] (long)
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
[status: stable W3C Recommendation]
[translations of WCAG 1.0]
3. Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility (medium-length)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/
[status: unstable WAI resource suite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
4. Template for Accessibility Evaluation Reports (short)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/template
[status: unstable WAI resource page, to be completed 1Q 2003]
5. Review Teams for Evaluating Web Site Accessibility (medium-length)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/reviewteams
[status: unstable WAI resource page, to be completed in 1Q 2003]
6. WCAG 2.0 Working Draft(s) (long)
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
[status: unstable W3C Working Draft, but need several translations during Working Draft stage, to test ease of translation
7. * Techniques for WCAG 1.0 (very long)
http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-TECHS/
[status: stable W3C Notes]
8. WCAG Curriculum (very long)
http://www.w3.org/WAI/wcag-curric/
[status: unstable WAI resource, to be revised in 2Q 2003]
[translation of WCAG Curriculum]
9. * Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [ATAG 1.0] (long)
http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG10/
[status: stable W3C Recommendation]
[translations of ATAG 1.0]
10. * User Agent Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 [UAAG 1.0] (long)
http://www.w3.org/TR/UAAG10/
[status: stable W3C Recommendation]
11. Evaluation and Report Language 1.0 [EARL 1.0] (medium-length)
http://www.w3.org/TR/EARL10/
[status: unstable W3C Working Draft]
12. XML Accessibility Guidelines [XAG] (medium-length)
http://www.w3.org/TR/xag
[status: unstable W3C Working Draft]
uite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
uite, to be completed 1Q 2003]
g Working Draft stage, to test ease of translation]
n entries B-G domument
7 Captions ATAG/UAAG/WCAG
7 Device independence UAAG/WCAG
6 Braille and refreshable Braille PWD
6 Cognitive and neurlogical disabilities PWD
6 Color blindness PWD
6 Equivalent UAAG/WCAG
5 Deprecated WCAG
4 Backward compatible WCAG
4 Browser WS-GL
4 Cascading Style Sheet HIGH-TECH
4 Conformance WCAG
4 End user WS-GL
4 Focus UAAG
4 Form Control or form field XFORMS/PDF
4 Graceful Transformation
3 Blindness PWD
3 Braille display PWD
3 Client-side Scripting WCAG
3 Conversion Tool ATAG
3 Dynamic Content CC-PP
3 Dyslexia PWD
3 Element ATAG/UAAG/CSS/WCAG/XML
3 Equivalent alternative UAAG
3 Event Handlers WCAG
2 Collated Text Transcript UAAG
2 Content ATAG/UAAG/WCAG
2 Description Link ATAG
2 DTD's, Documents Definition Types
2 Dyscalculia PWD
2 Fee Link UAAG
2 Generation Tool ATAG
2 Graphics Element SVG
1 Binding WS-GL/XFORMS
1 Binding expression XFORMS
1 Cacheable CC-PP
1 Character Input WCAG
1 Characters P3P
1 Column Headers PDF
1 Competitive Activity WCAG
1 Component
1 Concatenation (not a priority) PDF
1 Conditional-content
1 Content Provider CC-PP
1 Conventional input / output device UAAG
1 Data Model CWCAG/DOM1
1 Data Tables WCAG
1 Document SEVERAL
1 Document Character Set UAAG
1 WCAG
Document Content, Structure, and Presentation
1 Document Object UAAG
1 Document Object Model (DOM) UAAG
1 Gateway CC-PP
1 Global Configuration UAAG
Lexicon Descriptions
Assistive Technology [UAAG10]
[WAI] Any item, piece of equipment, or [Libby] "Any item, piece of equipment, or
system, whether acquired commercially, product system, whether acquired
modified, or customized, that is commonly commercially off the shelf, modified, or
used to increase, maintain, or improve customized, that is used to increase,
functional capabilities of individuals with maintain, or improve functional capabilities
disabilities. of individuals with disabilities.”
Accessibility [ATAG10]
[WAI] The art of ensuring that, to as large [Libby] The extent to which a product,
an extent as possible, facilities (such as, for service, software, or facility can be used,
example, Web access) are available to navigated, and processed and also allows
people whether or not they have participation by persons with disabilities.
impairments of one sort or another.
Alternative Equivalents for Content [UAAG10]
[WAI] Content is "equivalent" to other [Libby] Representations of content that are
content when both fulfil essentially the rendered in an comparable form.
same function or purpose upon
presentation to the user.
Aging-Related Conditions [PWD-Use-Web]
[WAI] Changes in people's functional ability [Libby] Changes in functional abilities of
due to aging can include subtle and/or individuals that are associated with the
gradual changes in abilities or a aging process. Abilities that may be
combination of abilities including vision, affected are vision, hearing, movement,
hearing, dexterity and memory. Any one of and memory.
these limitations can affect an individual's
ability to access Web content.
Audio Descriptions [UAAG10]
[WAI] Either a pre-recorded human voice or [Libby] A narrative expressed in spoken
a synthesized voice (recorded or generated digital or synthetic words that concurrently
dynamically) describing the key visual explains visual content.
elements of a movie or other animation.
The audio description is synchronized with
(and possibly included as part of) the audio
track of the presentation, usually during
natural pauses in the audio track. Audio
descriptions include information about
actions, body language, graphics, and
scene changes.
Attribute [UAAG10]
[WAI] A distinct characteristic of an object. [Libby] A distinct characteristic of an object.
An object's attributes are said to describe
the object. Objects' attributes are often
specified in terms of their physical traits,
such as size, shape, weight, and color, etc.,
for real-world objects. Objects in
cyberspace might have attributes
describing size, type of encoding, network
address, etc. Salient attributes of an object
is decided by the beholder.
Access Key [HFES]
[WAI] A keyboard key that changes the [Libby] A computer key that allows the user
action or effect of another key or of the to control a task.
pointing device.
Applet [WCAG10] [WCAG20]
[Libby] A software browser to provide the
[WAI] A Java program inserted into a Web page that relies on aprogram that performs environment in which it can run. Applets are
simple tasks.
Authoring Tool [ATAG10-TECHS] [ATAG-Wombat]
[WAI] Any software that is used to produce [Libby] Software that is used to produce
content for publishing on the Web. Web content.
Accessible [WCAG10] [WCAG20]
[WAI] Content is accessible when it may be [Libby] The capability and ease of
used by someone with a disability. See also participation in and use of, products,
Accessibility services, software, and facilities by persons
with disabilities.
[Henk-P] Hardware or software that has
been specifically designed to assist people
with disabilities including those to use a
computer like a screen reader program,
Braille displays, alternative keyboards and
pointing devices.
[Carol-P] Ensuring the availability of
resources regardless of ability or level of
access. Resources include Web site
content, authoring tools and user agents.
To make this possible there are basic
requirements such as the availability of
electricity.
[Henk] Content in another format as the [Carol-P] Content in a different format from
original content, having the same meaning the original content, having the same
and function. meaning and function.
[Carol-P] Subtle and/or gradual changes in
functional abilities or a combination of
abilities due to aging. This can include
vision, hearing, dexterity and memory and
can affect an individual's ability to access
Web content.
[Carol-P] Information about actions, body
language, graphics, and other key visual
elements in a movie or other presentation
communicated by a clear voice. The
auditory description must be synchronized
with the auditory track, usually during
natural pauses in the auditory track.
Auditory descriptions are commonly used
by people who are blind or have low vision,
although they may also be used as a low-
bandwidth equivalent on the Web.
[Henk-P] A distinct characteristic of an
object. Objects' attributes are often
specified in terms of their physical traits,
such as size, shape, weight, and color, etc..
[Henk-P] A keyboard key combination that
performs an action or effect as an
alternative for another key or pointing
device.
[Henk-P] An applet is a program (generally [Carol] A program that is part of a web
written in the Java programming language) page’s content that the user agent
[Henk-P] HTML editors, document [Carol] Any software that is used to produce
conversion tools, tools that generate Web content for publishing on the Web.
[Henk] Content and devices that can be [Pasquale] Web content is accessible when
used by everyone including people with it may be enjoyed by anyone who has
disabilities is accessible. access to the Web.