The standards for ICT developed, procured, maintained, or used by agencies subject to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as set forth in 508 Chapters 1 and 2 (36 CFR part 1194,...
Search Results "Definitions"
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Revised 508 Standards
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Software
Programs, procedures, rules, and related data and documentation that direct the use and operation of ICT and instruct it to perform a given task or function. Software includes, but...
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Software Tools
Software for which the primary function is the development of other software. Software tools usually come in the form of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and are a suite...
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Telecommunications
The signal transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and...
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Terminal
Device or software with which the end user directly interacts and that provides the user interface. For some systems, the software that provides the user interface may reside on more...
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Text
A sequence of characters that can be programmatically determined and that expresses something in human language.
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TTY
Equipment that enables interactive text based communications through the transmission of frequency-shift-keying audio tones across the public switched telephone network. TTYs include...
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Variable Message Signs (VMS)
Non-interactive electronic signs with scrolling, streaming, or paging-down capability. An example of a VMS is an electronic message board at a transit station that displays the gate...
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Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
A technology that provides real-time voice communications. VoIP requires a broadband connection from the user’s location and customer premises equipment compatible with Internet...
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Web page
A non-embedded resource obtained from a single Universal Resource Identifier (URI) using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) plus any other resources that are provided for the...
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Designed Use
The “Managed Use” of a trail that requires the most demanding design, construction, and maintenance parameters. In conjunction with the applicable “Trail Class,” designed use...
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Federal Trail Data Standards (FTDS)
Standardized terminology that enable national, regional, and State trail managers, and the public, to use mutually understood terminology for recording, retrieving, and applying...
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Hiker/Pedestrian Trail
A trail with a designed use of hiker/pedestrian that is designed, constructed, and maintained for hiker/pedestrian use.
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Limiting Factor
An extreme, uncorrectable environmental barrier that makes the trail beyond the barrier unreachable for many people with mobility limitations.
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Maintenance
Routine or periodic repair of trails or trail segments to restore them to the standards to which they were originally designed and built. Maintenance does not change the original...
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Managed Use
An FTDS term for the mode(s) of travel for which a trail is actively managed. Managed uses are the specific types of trail use that are allowed by management decision or intent on a...
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Outdoor Recreation Access Route (ORAR)
A continuous, unobstructed path for pedestrian use that connects elements in an outdoor recreation area such as a picnic area, campground, or trailhead.
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Pit Toilet
A primitive outhouse consisting of a toilet riser over a hole dug into the ground or receptacle to receive and naturally decompose human waste. Pit toilets are provided primarily...
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Prominent Feature
A natural, cultural, or historic feature located along or adjacent to a trail that is determined by a trail designer or manager to have national, regional, or local distinction or...
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Protruding Object
A constructed feature such as a sign that extends into the trail tread more than 4 inches (100 mm) between 27 inches (685 mm) and 80 inches (2030 mm) above the trail tread....
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Provisions
The sections of accessibility guidelines and standards that explain what is required for specific situations and facilities (parking, picnic tables, trails, etc.)
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Recreation Site
An area that is improved, developed, or otherwise identified for recreation and that has a development scale of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 (See Forest Service Handbook 2309.13, Chapter 10 –...
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Reconstruction
This term is not used in Federal accessibility guidelines or the FSTAG and FSORAG, even though it is used frequently by personnel who work in recreation and trails. For the purposes...
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Scoping Requirement
Specifications of where, when, and how much of a constructed features detailed in the accessibility guidelines technical requirements must be met in order to comply with the FSTAG.