Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

8 results found in disability employment.

Accommodation Process (Accommodation Workflow, Accommodation Request Process)
The organizational workflow through which workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities are requested, negotiated, implemented, and monitored. The accommodation process typically involves m…
Accommodations (Reasonable Accommodations, Workplace Accommodations)
Modifications or adjustments to environments, processes, or practices that enable disabled people to participate equally. In employment contexts, reasonable accommodations may include flexible schedul…
Disability Employment (Disability and Employment)
The broad domain encompassing how disability intersects with employment, including hiring discrimination, workplace accommodations, underemployment, employment gaps, and alternative work arrangements.…
Flexible Work (Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Employment)
Work arrangements that allow variation in schedule, location, pace, or structure, including remote work, flexible hours, part-time options, and self-directed work. For many disabled people, flexible w…
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…
Invisible Work (Invisible Labour, Hidden Work)
The unrecognized and often uncompensated effort that people with disabilities must perform to navigate inaccessible environments, technologies, and workplaces. In professional settings, invisible work…
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
A free service funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy that provides guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. JAN offers one-on-on…
Workplace Accessibility
The degree to which work environments, processes, tools, and cultures enable disabled employees to perform their jobs effectively and participate fully in workplace life. Workplace accessibility exten…