Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
17 results found in organizations.
- ASSETS (ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility)
- The premier academic conference on accessible computing, organized by ACM SIGACCESS (Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing). ASSETS began as a research conference planned by SIGCAPH (the pred…
- Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
- The standards-setting body responsible for establishing braille codes and guidelines for the production of braille materials in the United States and Canada. BANA publishes guidelines for tactile grap…
- CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (CSUN, CSUN Conference, ATIA Conference at CSUN)
- The largest annual assistive technology conference in the world, organized by California State University, Northridge's Center on Disabilities. Founded in 1985, the conference brings together thousand…
- IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals)
- A professional membership organisation founded in 2014 that defines, promotes, and certifies accessibility professionals worldwide. IAAP offers certification programs including the Certified Professio…
- ICADD (International Committee on Accessible Document Design)
- A non-profit organization that developed techniques for making structured electronic documents accessible to people with print disabilities. ICADD created the SDA (SGML Document Access) mechanism — a …
- ICCHP (International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs)
- A biennial research conference on technology for people with disabilities, held in Europe since 1989. ICCHP provides a peer-reviewed academic venue for accessibility research with a strong European pe…
- NCAM (National Center for Accessible Media)
- A research and development facility at WGBH (Boston public media) that develops accessible media technologies and guidelines. NCAM created widely-adopted guidelines for describing STEM images (charts,…
- NIDILRR (NIDRR, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research)
- A U.S. federal agency within the Administration for Community Living that funds disability and rehabilitation research, including accessible technology development. Originally named NIDRR (National In…
- National Accessibility Portal (NAP, South African National Accessibility Portal)
- A South African government-supported web portal developed by the Meraka Institute (CSIR) to provide accessible information sharing for the disability sector. The NAP was designed from inception as an …
- National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
- The largest membership organization of blind people in the United States, founded in 1940. The NFB advocates for the rights and equality of blind and low vision people through policy work, technology …
- National Library Service (NLS, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled)
- A program of the Library of Congress in the United States that provides Braille and audio materials to eligible borrowers who are blind, have low vision, or have physical disabilities that prevent the…
- Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPD, OPDs, Disabled Persons Organizations, DPO, DPOs)
- Organizations that are led, directed, and governed by people with disabilities, where the majority of members and leadership positions are held by disabled people. OPDs are distinct from organizations…
- RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People, Royal National Institute for the Blind)
- The largest charity supporting blind and partially sighted people in the United Kingdom, providing services including accessible format transcription, assistive technology advice, employment support, …
- SLPAT (Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies)
- A special interest group jointly supported by the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) and the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA), focused on speech and language technolo…
- Trace Center (Trace Research and Development Center)
- A leading accessibility research center originally founded at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971, now at the University of Maryland. The Trace Center pioneered foundational work in accessible…
- W4A (International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility, Web for All)
- An annual research conference focused specifically on web accessibility, held in conjunction with the World Wide Web Conference (WWW/TheWebConf). W4A brings together researchers studying how to make t…
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- A program of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that develops strategies, standards, and supporting resources to make the web accessible to people with disabilities. Founded in 1997, WAI is responsib…