Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
45 results found in policy.
- Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination)
- The national college entrance examination in mainland China, taken annually by high school students to determine admission to Chinese universities. Since 2017, the Chinese Ministry of Education has fo…
- Higher Education Accessibility (University Accessibility, Postsecondary Accessibility)
- The policies, practices, accommodations, and technologies that ensure students with disabilities can participate fully and equitably in college and university programs. Higher education accessibility …
- Inclusive Procurement (Accessible Procurement)
- The practice of embedding accessibility requirements into purchasing and contracting processes for products and services, particularly ICT systems. Inclusive procurement ensures that organizations eva…
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS, Tribal Data Sovereignty)
- The right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about their communities, lands, and resources. Rooted in inherent rights of self-governance, Indigenous dat…
- Institutionalization
- The historical and ongoing practice of placing disabled people in segregated residential facilities such as asylums, nursing homes, and other care institutions, often without their consent. Institutio…
- Internet Health (Web Health)
- A concept describing the overall state of the internet as a public resource, encompassing factors such as accessibility, privacy, security, openness, and digital inclusion. In the context of web acces…
- 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…
- Labour Force Participation (Workforce Participation, Employment Participation Rate)
- The proportion of a population that is either employed or actively seeking employment. In accessibility contexts, labour force participation rates reveal significant disparities: in Norway, for exampl…
- Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs, Developing Countries, Global South)
- A World Bank classification for countries with gross national income per capita below a defined threshold, encompassing low income and lower-middle income economies. In accessibility contexts, LMICs p…
- Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC, LMICs, developing countries, Global South)
- Countries classified by the World Bank as having lower gross national income per capita, typically facing greater resource constraints in healthcare, education, and technology infrastructure. In acces…
- Mandated Reporter (Mandatory Reporter)
- A person who is legally required to report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable individuals — including people with disabilities, older adults, and children — to the appropriate aut…
- NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)
- Australia's national scheme for funding disability support services, established in 2013. The NDIS provides individualized funding packages to eligible Australians with permanent and significant disab…
- 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 Transition Strategy (NTS) (NTS, Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy)
- The Australian Government's National Transition Strategy was a formal policy established in June 2010 requiring all federal, state, and territory government websites to conform to WCAG 2.0. It set sta…
- 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…
- Open Data (Open Government Data, Public Data)
- Data that is published and made freely available to everyone without copyright or patent restrictions, following the premise that transparency enables public accountability and innovation. In accessib…
- Safeguarding (Abuse Prevention, Protection from Abuse)
- The set of policies, practices, and measures designed to protect vulnerable individuals — including people with disabilities, children, and older adults — from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Safegu…
- Special Educational Needs (SEN, Special Needs Education, Special Education)
- An educational framework referring to children who experience difficulties in learning that require additional or different educational provision. SEN encompasses a broad range of conditions including…
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, Global Goals)
- A collection of 17 interlinked global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity by 2030. Several SDGs are directly relevant to disability inclusion: SD…
- Sustainable Mobility (Sustainable Transportation, Green Mobility)
- Transportation systems and practices that meet current mobility needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs, emphasizing reduced environmental impact, energy efficiency…