Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
39 results found in Disability Rights.
- ADA Compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance)
- Adherence to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a 1990 US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in public accommodations, employme…
- Access Needs (Accessibility Needs, Access Requirements)
- The specific requirements a person has in order to access information, environments, services, or activities on an equal basis. Access needs vary by individual and context, and may relate to sensory, …
- Accessibility Paradox
- The accessibility paradox describes the gap between organizations' stated commitments to accessibility and the lived realities of disabled employees, who often encounter inaccessible tools, documents,…
- Accessible Voting (Inclusive Voting, Accessible Elections)
- Accessible voting refers to the design and implementation of voting systems, processes, and polling places that enable all eligible citizens — including those with disabilities — to cast their ballots…
- Ageism (Age Discrimination, Age Bias)
- Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people based on their age, most commonly directed at older adults. Ageism manifests at individual, institutional, and societal levels through assump…
- Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
- A term of art, promoted heavily by the U.S. National Science Foundation and professional societies such as ACM, referring to concerted efforts to increase the participation of groups that are historic…
- Chrononormativity (Temporal Normativity)
- The way institutions impose normative temporal expectations—standardized timelines, schedules, and paces of development—that shape how bodies and lives are organized and evaluated. In assistive techno…
- Civic Participation (Civic Engagement)
- Civic participation encompasses the activities through which individuals engage in the democratic process and public life, including voting, attending public meetings, contacting elected officials, an…
- Compromised Agency
- A concept from science and technology studies describing situations where an individual's capacity to make meaningful choices is structurally constrained by systemic forces beyond their control, even …
- Deinstitutionalization
- The process of transitioning disabled people from large, segregated residential institutions to community-based living settings, along with the development of community support services. In the United…
- Disability Identity
- The ways in which individuals understand, relate to, and incorporate disability into their sense of self. Disability identity is shaped by personal experience, cultural context, community belonging, a…
- Disability Stigma (Stigma, Disability-Related Stigma)
- Negative attitudes, stereotypes, prejudice, and discriminatory behavior directed toward people with disabilities. Disability stigma can lead to social exclusion, reduced opportunities, and internalize…
- Disability-Led Design (Disability-Led)
- A design practice in which people with disabilities are not consultants, test subjects, or "users" but the authors, directors, and decision-makers shaping the work. Disability-led projects invert the …
- Emancipatory Research (Emancipatory Disability Research)
- A research paradigm that positions people with disabilities not merely as research subjects but as active agents who lead and control research about their own lives and experiences. Emerging from the …
- Employment Discrimination (Workplace Discrimination, Hiring Discrimination)
- Unjust or unequal treatment of workers or job seekers on the basis of protected characteristics including disability, age, race, gender, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation. In the United…
- Financial Autonomy (Financial Independence, Financial Self-Determination)
- The ability of a person to make and enact their own financial decisions — earning, saving, spending, and planning — consistent with their values and goals. For people with intellectual and development…
- Gig Economy (Platform Economy, On-Demand Economy)
- An economic model characterized by short-term, flexible, and freelance work arrangements facilitated through digital platforms, rather than traditional permanent employment. For people with disabiliti…
- Higher Education Accessibility (University Accessibility, Postsecondary Accessibility)
- The policies, practices, accommodations, and technologies that ensure students with disabilities can participate fully and equitably in college and university programs. Higher education accessibility …
- Inclusive Education (Inclusive Schooling, Mainstreaming)
- An educational approach where students with disabilities learn alongside their non-disabled peers in mainstream classrooms, with appropriate supports, accommodations, and modifications to curriculum a…
- Inclusive Esports (Accessible Esports)
- A framing of competitive gaming that enables players with and without disabilities to compete on common terms — through universal input modalities (e.g., EMG, motion sensing, eye tracking), accessible…