Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
8 results found in Legal.
- 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…
- GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
- A comprehensive data privacy regulation enacted by the European Union in 2018 that governs how organizations collect, store, process, and share personal data of EU residents. GDPR establishes key prin…
- HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
- A 1996 United States federal law that establishes national standards for the protection of certain health information. HIPAA's Privacy Rule governs who may access protected health information (PHI), w…
- Legally Blind (Legal Blindness)
- A legal classification of visual impairment used to determine eligibility for government benefits, rehabilitation services, and disability accommodations. In the United States, legal blindness is defi…
- Revocable Consent (Withdrawable Consent)
- A consent pattern in which the user can withdraw their previously granted permission at any time, typically through a persistent, discoverable UI control that immediately halts data processing and tri…
- Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten, GDPR Article 17)
- A user right under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Article 17) to have their personal data deleted by a data controller when certain conditions are met (e.g., data no longer needed, consent…
- Supported Decision-Making (SDM)
- A legal and practical alternative to guardianship in which a person with a cognitive or developmental disability retains decision-making authority over their own life while receiving support from trus…
- Workplace Accommodation (Reasonable Accommodation, Job Accommodation, Work Adjustment)
- Modifications or adjustments to a job, work environment, or the way work is performed that enable a qualified person with a disability to perform essential job functions and enjoy equal employment opp…