Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
16 results found in legal.
- ADA Compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance)
- Adherence to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a 1990 US civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in public accommodations, employme…
- ADA Title II (Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act)
- The section of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that prohibits discrimination based on disability by public entities, including all state and local governments and their departments, agencies…
- Accessible parking (Disability parking, Handicapped parking, Reserved parking)
- Designated parking spaces that meet specific design requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar regulations to ensure equitable access for people with disabilities. Access…
- Automated Decision-Making (ADM, Algorithmic Decision-Making)
- The process of making decisions about individuals using automated means, typically involving AI or algorithmic systems, with limited or no human intervention. Under the GDPR, "solely automated" decisi…
- Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA, Privacy Impact Assessment, PIA)
- A process required under GDPR Article 35 for assessing and mitigating risks to individuals' rights and freedoms before undertaking high-risk data processing. DPIAs are mandatory when processing is "li…
- Direct Discrimination
- A form of unlawful discrimination where a person is treated less favorably than others because of a protected characteristic such as disability, race, or sex. Under UK and EU equality law, direct disc…
- Equality Act (Equality Act 2010, UK Equality Act)
- UK legislation that consolidates and strengthens anti-discrimination law across nine protected characteristics including disability. The Act prohibits direct and indirect discrimination in services, p…
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- A European Union regulation (2016/679) that governs the collection, processing, and storage of personal data for individuals within the EU and EEA. GDPR requires that consent for data processing be fr…
- Indirect Discrimination (Disparate Impact)
- A form of unlawful discrimination where a policy, criterion, or practice that appears neutral on its face disproportionately disadvantages people with a protected characteristic. Unlike direct discrim…
- Individualized Education Program (IEP, Individualized Education Plan)
- An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legally binding document in the United States that outlines the specialized instruction, services, accommodations, and goals for a student with a disabil…
- Olmstead Decision (Olmstead v. L.C.)
- A landmark 1999 United States Supreme Court ruling that held requiring disabled people to live in institutional settings when they could live in the community constitutes unlawful discrimination under…
- Protected Characteristic (Protected Class, Protected Ground)
- A personal attribute that is protected from discrimination under equality legislation. Under the UK Equality Act 2010, the nine protected characteristics are: age, disability, gender reassignment, mar…
- Reasonable accommodation (Reasonable adjustment, Workplace accommodation)
- A modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or workplace process that enables an employee with a disability to perform essential job functions and enjoy equal employment opportunities. Re…
- Right-of-Way (Pedestrian Right-of-Way, ROW)
- Right-of-way refers to the legal right of a pedestrian, vehicle, or other entity to proceed with precedence over others in a specific area of public space. In accessibility, pedestrian right-of-way is…
- Special Category Data (Sensitive Personal Data)
- Under the GDPR, certain types of personal data that receive heightened protection due to their sensitive nature. Special categories include data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, …
- ePrivacy Directive (Cookie Directive, EU Cookie Law, Directive 2002/58/EC)
- A European Union directive that complements GDPR by specifically addressing privacy in electronic communications, including the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies. The directive requires…