Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in accessibility law.
- 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…
- Accessible Public Procurement (Accessible Procurement, ICT Procurement)
- The practice of requiring accessibility standards to be met when government authorities purchase goods, services, and works using public money. Because governments are often the largest buyers in a ma…
- Marrakesh Treaty (Marrakesh VIP Treaty, WIPO Marrakesh Treaty)
- An international treaty adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2013 that requires signatory countries to create copyright exceptions allowing the production and distribution…
- Readily Achievable (Readily Achievable Barrier Removal)
- A legal concept from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) meaning that barrier removal is easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense. What qualifies as re…
- TEITAC (Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee)
- A US federal advisory committee established in September 2006 by the Access Board to recommend updates to the Section 508 standards and Section 255 telecommunications accessibility guidelines. TEITAC …
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD, CRPD, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities)
- An international human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations in 2006 and entered into force in 2008, establishing the rights of people with disabilities to full participation in society. The CRP…