Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
5 results found in Legislation.
- Accessible Canada Act (ACA, Canadian Accessibility Act)
- Canadian federal legislation (S.C. 2019, c. 10) that aims to make Canada barrier-free by 2040 by requiring federally regulated organisations (banks, telecommunications, transportation, the federal gov…
- EU AI Act (European Union Artificial Intelligence Act, Artificial Intelligence Act (EU))
- A European Union regulation, adopted in 2024, that establishes a risk-based framework for AI systems deployed in the EU. High-risk systems — including AI used in employment, hiring, worker management,…
- Online Accessibility Act (OAA, US Online Accessibility Act)
- A proposed US federal law (H.R. 1100, introduced in the 117th Congress) that would require consumer-facing websites and mobile apps of covered organisations to comply with Web Content Accessibility Gu…
- Telecommunications Accessibility (Telecom Accessibility)
- The design and provision of telephone, mobile, internet, and other communication services and devices so that they are usable by people with disabilities. Telecommunications accessibility encompasses …
- eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services, eIDAS 2.0)
- A European Union regulation governing electronic identification and trust services across the single market. The revised eIDAS 2.0 regulation, adopted in 2024, requires each member state to provide a …