Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Digital Equity(also: Digital Equality)
- The condition in which all individuals and communities have equal access to, use of, and ability to benefit from digital technologies, regardless of disability, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or other factors. In workplace contexts, digital equity means ensuring that…
- Digital Exclusion(also: Digital Marginalization)
- The condition in which individuals or groups are unable to access, use, or benefit from digital technologies due to barriers related to disability, socioeconomic status, age, geography, or digital literacy. For people with disabilities, digital exclusion often results from…
- Digital divide(also: Digital gap, Digital inequality)
- The disparity between individuals, households, or communities in access to, use of, and benefits from information and communication technologies. For older adults and people with disabilities, the digital divide encompasses not just access to hardware and internet connectivity,…
- Disability Divide(also: Digital Disability Divide)
- The sociotechnical disparity between people with and without disabilities in terms of access to, use of, and benefits from digital technologies. While digitalization has transformed work, education, and daily life, many digital systems remain inaccessible or insufficiently…
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