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Acronyms

  • ATK : "Accessibility ToolKit"
    • application-side, in-process API, used by GTK+
    • defines an accessibility API that can be implemented on behalf of widgets or objects
    • may be implemented by non-GTK+ toolits
  • GAIL : "GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library"
    • implements ATK on behalf of GTK+
  • AT : "Assistive Technology"
    • hardware, software, or a combination
    • adapts UI to users with different needs
  • AT-SPI : "AT Service Provider Interface"
    • GNOME package
    • interprocess accessibility API used by ATs to query and manipulate accessible objects
    • bonobo/CORBA-based