Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
21 results found in workplace accessibility.
- Accessible Onboarding (Inclusive Onboarding)
- The process of integrating new employees into an organization in a way that is fully accessible to people with disabilities, encompassing all required documentation, training, system access, and orien…
- 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…
- Calendar Accessibility (Accessible Scheduling)
- The degree to which calendar applications and scheduling tools can be effectively used by people with disabilities, particularly blind and low vision users who rely on screen readers. Calendar accessi…
- Employee Onboarding Accessibility (Accessible Onboarding, Inclusive Onboarding)
- The practice of ensuring that the employee onboarding process — including signing contracts, completing HR forms, accessing web portals, and orientation activities — is fully accessible to people with…
- Flexible Work (Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Employment)
- Work arrangements that allow variation in schedule, location, pace, or structure, including remote work, flexible hours, part-time options, and self-directed work. For many disabled people, flexible w…
- Groupware (Collaborative Software, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Software)
- Software designed to help multiple people coordinate, communicate, and collaborate on shared work. Groupware covers shared calendars and scheduling, document co-authoring, messaging, workflow, and shi…
- Invisible Work (Invisible Labour, Hidden Work)
- The unrecognized and often uncompensated effort that people with disabilities must perform to navigate inaccessible environments, technologies, and workplaces. In professional settings, invisible work…
- 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…
- Low-Tech Accessibility (Low-Tech Accommodations, Low-Tech Solutions)
- Accessibility solutions that use simple, inexpensive materials and methods rather than advanced technology to support people with disabilities in completing tasks. Examples include tactile guides made…
- Mixed-Ability Collaboration (Cross-Ability Collaboration, Mixed-Ability Teamwork)
- Collaborative work involving people with different abilities, such as sighted and blind team members working together on shared tasks. Mixed-ability collaboration requires tools and practices that acc…
- Mixed-Ability Workforce (Mixed-Ability Team, Inclusive Workforce)
- A work environment where employees with and without disabilities collaborate on shared tasks, each contributing their individual skills and abilities. In mixed-ability settings, workflows, training, a…
- Normative Commonplaces (Workplace Norms)
- Standards, expectations, and unwritten rules in workplaces that are based on the assumed abilities and behaviors of non-disabled workers, creating barriers for employees with disabilities. These norms…
- Reasonable Accommodation (Workplace Accommodation, Job Accommodation)
- A modification or adjustment to a job, work environment, or the way work is typically performed that enables a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential job functions and enjoy equal…
- Scheduling Anxiety (Calendar Anxiety)
- The psychological stress and worry experienced by blind and low vision users related to managing their schedules using inaccessible calendar tools. Scheduling anxiety encompasses fear of missed appoin…
- Sign Language Interpreting (Sign Language Interpretation, ASL Interpreting)
- The professional practice of translating bidirectionally between a signed language (such as American Sign Language) and a spoken language (such as English) to facilitate communication between Deaf or …
- Tactile Guide (Tactile Jig, Tactile Fixture)
- A physical modification attached to equipment or tools that provides tactile directional feedback to guide a user through a task without relying on vision. In manufacturing and assembly settings, tact…
- Task Allocation (Task Assignment, Job Assignment)
- The process of assigning specific tasks or roles to workers based on their abilities, skills, and the accessibility of the task. In inclusive workplace settings, task allocation involves carefully eva…
- Videoconferencing Accessibility (Virtual Meeting Accessibility)
- The extent to which videoconferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet can be used effectively by people with disabilities. Key accessibility concerns include screen reader compat…
- Virtual Collaboration (remote collaboration, virtual teamwork)
- Working together across distance using digital tools—synchronous meetings on platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet, and asynchronous channels like shared documents, Slack, and issue tra…
- Workflow Accessibility (Accessible Workflow, End-to-End Accessibility)
- The principle that every step in a multi-step process or workflow must be accessible for the entire process to be usable by people with disabilities. Workflow accessibility recognizes that a single in…