Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
45 results found in policy.
- 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…
- ADA Transition Plan (ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, Accessibility Transition Plan)
- A document required under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that outlines how a public entity will make its programs, services, activities, and facilities accessible to people with…
- AI Accountability (Algorithmic Accountability, AI Governance)
- The principle that developers, deployers, and operators of AI systems should be held responsible for the outcomes those systems produce, including negative effects on marginalized populations such as …
- Academic Accommodations (Educational Accommodations, Disability Accommodations)
- Modifications to academic requirements, environments, or procedures provided to students with disabilities to ensure equal access to education. Common accommodations include extended test time, note-t…
- Accessibility on the Move (Mobile Accessibility, Accessibility in Transit)
- A conceptual framing that recognizes accessibility as a continuous, context-dependent process that must be renegotiated when a person moves between different physical, cultural, social, and technical …
- 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 Relocation (Accessible Migration)
- The process of moving to a new city or country while maintaining or re-establishing access to disability-related services, accommodations, and support networks. Accessible relocation involves challeng…
- Accommodation (Reasonable Accommodation, Academic Accommodation, Disability Accommodation)
- A modification, adjustment, or support provided to enable a person with a disability to participate equally in education, employment, or public services. In the United States, accommodations are manda…
- Assistive use exception (Assistive use legal exception, Assistive purpose exception)
- A proposed legal framework that would permit the use of always-on sensing technologies (such as wearable cameras or microphones) for assistive purposes in contexts where recording is otherwise prohibi…
- Barrier-Free Housing (Accessible Housing, Barrierefrei)
- Housing designed or modified to be usable by people with disabilities, typically addressing physical access features such as step-free entry, wide doorways, accessible bathrooms, and adjustable fixtur…
- CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD)
- An international human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006 and entered into force in 2008. The CRPD is the first comprehensive human rights treaty of the 21st century …
- Data Protection (Data Privacy)
- The practices, policies, and legal frameworks governing how personal information is collected, stored, processed, and shared by organizations. For assistive technology companies, data protection is es…
- Deinstitutionalisation (Deinstitutionalization)
- The process of transitioning people with disabilities — particularly intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions — from large, segregated residential institutions into community-based livin…
- Deinstitutionalization
- The process of transitioning disabled people from large, segregated residential institutions to community-based living settings, along with the development of community support services. In the United…
- Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation (DARE Index, DARE)
- An index developed by the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) that measures and benchmarks the digital accessibility rights and policies of countries wor…
- Disability Rights (Disability Justice, Disability Advocacy)
- The movement and legal framework advocating for equal rights, opportunities, and full participation of people with disabilities in society. Key legislation includes the Americans with Disabilities Act…
- Disability Rights in the Global South (Southern Disability Rights, Disability Justice Global South)
- The movement and body of scholarship focused on the rights, inclusion, and empowerment of people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries, where disability intersects with poverty, limite…
- E-Government Accessibility (Digital Government Accessibility, E-Gov Accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring that electronic government services — including websites, online forms, and digital public services — are usable by people with disabilities. E-government accessibility is par…
- EN 301 549 (European accessibility standard)
- The European standard for accessibility requirements of ICT products and services, harmonized under the European Accessibility Act. EN 301 549 covers web content, software, hardware, and documentation…
- European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive 2019/882)
- A European Union directive adopted in 2019 that establishes common accessibility requirements for key products and services across EU member states. The EAA covers computers, smartphones, ATMs, e-comm…