Often people in a industry take for granted that everyone knows the termonology they are using. BoIA has found it helpful to provide definitions of these terms.
| a11y | Accessibility Statement | Accelerator Keys | Accommodation |
| ALT attribute | Alternate formats | Alternate methods | Alternative Text |
| Applet | Assistive technologies | Braille terminal | Browser |
| Captions | Clickability cues | Closed Circuit TV Magnifier (CCTV) | Contrast Ratio |
| CSS | Cognitive Disabilities | Electronic and Information Technology | JAWS |
| Keyboard emulation | Long Descriptions | Operable controls | Programmatic Focus |
| Semantic markup | Transcript | Undue Burden | Visual Focus |
| Web standards |


