Thursday, February 26, 2015

Ch. 8 Glossary of Terms


Accessibility- where information is available all the time(web)

Accessibility Options – built in program to give an individual options (Windows)

Alternative Mobility Device – when you have to find another way to input information (visual input)

Alternative Sensory System

Braille – device that helps people with visual disabilities read

Clear Path Indicator – provides signals to the person using it

Closed-Circuit Television – information processor that uses a signal (hearing aids)

Digital Audio-Based Information System – scanned information (MPS)

Digital Talking Books – prerecorded information used on word processors

Electronic Travel Aid – aids that can replace the long cane and guide dogs (information processor)

Graphical User Interface – (out for speakers) human interacting with computers

Human/Technology Interface – (user display) portrays the sensory information for the human

Information Processor – (auditory device) it is where the function depends on the aid

Internet – orientation and mobility to information (access to printed materials)

Magnification Aids –low-vision aids for print(enhancing print)

Optical Aids – (hand held magnifier)increase the range of an individual visual field

Optical Character Recognition – (scanning) translation of recognized characters

Orientation and Mobility – loss of information (sensory reading)

Privacy – analyzing information but displayed by using a code

Quality – free online service that allows testing

Reading Aid – (information constrained) information through text or graphics

Refreshable Braille Display – a series of dots that help visual impaired individuals

Screen Readers – output for blind users (sighted information)

Spatial Display –provides direct spatial information

Universal Access – the ability to use information from any control panel

User Agent – software that helps get information from the web

User Display –(human technology) information that is processed

 

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