Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- ABET(also: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
- A non-profit, non-governmental body that accredits US post-secondary programmes in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission and Engineering Accreditation Commission set the programme outcomes that…
- Accessibility Certification(also: Third-Party Accessibility Certification, Accessibility Accreditation)
- A formal assessment and endorsement of a website or digital product's accessibility by an independent third-party organisation, as distinct from voluntary self-declaration of conformance. Certification schemes exist in several European countries with different national…
- Accessibility Statement(also: Accessibility Page, Accessibility Declaration)
- A public declaration on a website or application that describes its accessibility features, known limitations, conformance level with accessibility standards (such as WCAG), contact information for reporting barriers, and the organisation's commitment to accessibility.…
- Corporate Accessibility(also: Enterprise Accessibility, Organizational Accessibility Programme)
- The structured efforts by companies and organisations to ensure their products, services, and communications are accessible to people with disabilities. Corporate accessibility encompasses accessibility policies, dedicated accessibility teams, feedback channels for users with…
- Online Accessibility Act(also: OAA, US Online Accessibility Act)
- A proposed US federal law (H.R. 1100, introduced in the 117th Congress) that would require consumer-facing websites and mobile apps of covered organisations to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The OAA is intended to close an ambiguity in the existing…
- ProcureAccess(also: Procure Access)
- A business-to-business initiative run by the non-profit Disability:IN that asks organisations to commit to embedding accessibility and disability inclusion into their technology procurement processes. Signatories pledge to require accessibility conformance information (such as…
- Standards Harmonization(also: Standards Harmonisation, Accessibility Standards Alignment)
- The effort to align web accessibility standards and guidelines across different jurisdictions, organizations, and markets to create a unified set of requirements that developers and content creators can follow. Without harmonization, fragmented accessibility standards — where…
- Supplemental Security Income(also: SSI)
- A U.S. federal program administered by the Social Security Administration that provides cash benefits to people with disabilities, blindness, or age-related needs who have limited income and resources. SSI enforces strict asset and income limits — historically $2,000 in…
- Ubiquitous Accessibility(also: Accessibility Everywhere)
- A vision for accessibility in which individuals can invoke their needed assistive technologies or access features on any computing device they encounter, rather than being limited to personally owned and configured equipment. As computing becomes embedded in public spaces,…
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