Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
17 results found in Workplace Accessibility.
- AI Hiring Interview (Automated Video Interview, AVI, Asynchronous Video Interview, AI Video Interview)
- An asynchronous job-interview process in which candidates record video responses to pre-recorded or text-based questions on a platform that uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial expressions, …
- 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,…
- Allyship (Accessibility Allyship, Disability Allyship)
- The practice of non-disabled people (or people without a specific disability) actively supporting disabled colleagues by advocating for accessibility, following accommodation norms, and helping identi…
- CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation, Computer-Aided Real-Time Translation)
- A real-time captioning service in which a trained stenographer uses a specialized keyboard to transcribe spoken language into text as it is spoken, typically achieving accuracy rates above 98%. CART i…
- Digital Labor (Digital Labour, Online Labor)
- Work performed through digital platforms and online systems, including microtask crowdwork, gig economy jobs, and remote freelancing. Digital labor raises important accessibility considerations becaus…
- Disability Disclosure (Disclosure)
- The act of revealing information about one's disability to others, whether voluntarily or through necessity. Disclosure decisions are complex, involving considerations of privacy, safety, accommodatio…
- Ergonomics (Human factors engineering)
- The scientific discipline concerned with understanding interactions between humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data, and methods to design in or…
- 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…
- Invisible Cost of Disability (Hidden Cost of Disability, Disability Tax, Crip Tax)
- The additional time, energy, money, and cognitive effort that people with disabilities must expend to accomplish tasks that non-disabled people can complete without such overhead. In workplace context…
- Mixed-Ability (Mixed-Ability Environment, Mixed-Ability Workplace, Mixed-Ability Setting)
- A social environment, workplace, or group where people with and without disabilities interact, collaborate, or share space. In mixed-ability settings, accessibility becomes a social and collaborative …
- Mixed-Ability Team (Mixed-Ability Group, Mixed-Abilities Team)
- A team or group composed of people with a variety of abilities, including disabled and non-disabled members who may have different sensory, motor, cognitive, or other access needs. Mixed-ability teams…
- Mixed-Visual Ability (diverse visual abilities, mixed-visual-ability team)
- Mixed-visual ability refers to teams or workplace settings that include members with a range of visual abilities, including sighted individuals, people with low vision, and people who are blind. The c…
- Productivity Norms (Compulsory Productivity)
- Socially constructed expectations about the quantity and pace of work output that individuals should maintain. Productivity norms are often built around non-disabled bodies and minds, creating barrier…
- Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, Real-Time Text)
- The process of converting spoken language into text that is displayed simultaneously or near-simultaneously as the speech occurs. Real-time captioning is essential for deaf and hard of hearing individ…
- Representational Transformation (representation transformation, accessibility transformation)
- Representational transformation is the process of modifying or re-creating a shared information artifact (such as a document, spreadsheet, diagram, or slideshow) to make it accessible to team members …
- Sheltered Employment (Sheltered Work, Sheltered Workshop, Protected Employment)
- A model of employment where people with disabilities work in a controlled environment specifically designed to accommodate their needs, typically with lower productivity expectations and specialized s…
- 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…