Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
45 results found in organizational accessibility.
- ADKAR (ADKAR Model, ADKAR Change Management Model)
- A goal-oriented change management model developed by Prosci that identifies five sequential outcomes an individual must achieve for organizational change to succeed: Awareness of the need for change, …
- AccessComputing
- An NSF-funded alliance led by the University of Washington that works to increase the participation of people with disabilities in computing fields. AccessComputing connects students with disabilities…
- Accessibility Awareness
- The level of knowledge and understanding that individuals, particularly software developers and designers, have about accessibility requirements, standards, and the needs of people with disabilities. …
- Accessibility Champion (Accessibility Hero, Accessibility Advocate, A11y Champion)
- An individual within an organization or institution who takes personal responsibility for promoting and advancing accessibility practices, often without formal mandate or recognition. Accessibility ch…
- Accessibility Education (A11y Education)
- The teaching and learning of accessibility principles, practices, and standards across educational settings. Accessibility education encompasses both teaching students with disabilities in accessible …
- Accessibility Maturity (Accessibility Maturity Model, Digital Accessibility Maturity)
- A framework for assessing how well an organization has integrated accessibility into its culture, processes, and products, typically measured across dimensions such as leadership commitment, policy, t…
- Accessibility Maturity Model (Accessibility Maturity, Digital Accessibility Maturity)
- A framework for assessing how well an organization has integrated accessibility into its culture, processes, and outputs. Maturity models typically progress through stages from ad hoc or reactive appr…
- Accessibility Policy (Web Accessibility Policy, Digital Accessibility Policy)
- A formal organizational document that defines an institution's commitment to digital accessibility, typically specifying the standards to be followed (such as WCAG conformance levels), roles and respo…
- Accessibility conformance report (ACR, VPAT, Voluntary Product Accessibility Template)
- A document that records the degree to which a product or service meets accessibility standards such as WCAG, Section 508, or EN 301 549. In enterprise settings, conformance reports are a primary deliv…
- Accessibility education (A11y education, Accessibility curriculum)
- The integration of accessibility and universal design topics into formal educational programs, particularly in computer science, design, and engineering curricula. Effective accessibility education co…
- Accessibility ontology (A11y ontology, Accessibility knowledge graph)
- A formal, structured representation of accessibility concepts, their properties, and the relationships between them, typically expressed in OWL (Web Ontology Language). Accessibility ontologies model …
- 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…
- Accessible Workplace (Inclusive Workplace, Accessible Work Environment)
- A work environment—including its physical spaces, digital tools, and organizational practices—designed to be usable by all employees regardless of ability or age. In the digital context, an accessible…
- 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…
- Administrative Burden (Bureaucratic Burden, Process Burden)
- The cumulative effort, time, stress, and negative impacts that result from navigating administrative processes such as applying for benefits, gaining medical evidence, completing forms, and interactin…
- BS 8878 (British Standard 8878, Web Accessibility Code of Practice)
- A British Standard published in 2010 that provides a code of practice for web accessibility. BS 8878 defines a 16-step process for implementing web accessibility within organisations, taking a user-ce…
- Change Management (Organizational Change Management)
- A structured approach for transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. In accessibility, change management addresses the human and organizational…
- Community Advocate (Peer Advocate, AT Champion)
- An individual, often a person with a disability or caregiver, who voluntarily promotes awareness of assistive technology programs and resources within their community. Community advocates play a cruci…
- Community of Practice (CoP)
- A group of people who share a common interest or concern and learn together through regular interaction, sharing knowledge, and collaborative problem-solving. In technology adoption contexts, communit…
- Complex Adaptive System (CAS)
- A system composed of many interconnected, diverse components that interact and adapt in response to each other and their environment, producing emergent behaviors that cannot be predicted from the pro…