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AI Hiring Interview(also: Automated Video Interview, AVI, Asynchronous Video Interview)

An asynchronous job-interview process in which candidates record video responses to pre-recorded or text-based questions on a platform that uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial expressions, vocal cues, word choice, and behavioural signals to score suitability.…

Accessible Onboarding(also: 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 orientation activities. Accessible onboarding requires that every mandatory step —…

Accessible Workplace(also: Inclusive Workplace, Accessible Work Environment)

A work environment—including its physical spaces, digital tools, and organizational practices—designed to be usable by all employees regardless of ability or age. In the digital context, an accessible workplace ensures that internal ICT systems such as HR platforms, financial…

Algorithmic Hiring(also: AI Hiring, Hiring AI, AI-Enabled Hiring)

The use of algorithmic systems — including machine learning and large language models — to source, screen, rank, or select job candidates. Proponents argue algorithmic hiring reduces human bias and scales review; critics show it can amplify bias against disabled, Black, female,…

Amazon Mechanical Turk(also: AMT, MTurk, Mechanical Turk)

A crowdsourcing marketplace operated by Amazon that enables individuals and businesses to distribute tasks (called Human Intelligence Tasks or HITs) to a distributed workforce who complete them remotely for small payments. AMT has been widely used in HCI and accessibility…

Autism Employment Gap(also: Autism Unemployment, Neurodiversity Employment Gap)

The significant disparity in employment rates between autistic adults and the general population. Research indicates only 10-50% of autistic individuals are employed, with just 15-20% in full-time positions despite many having skills and desire to work. Barriers include the job…

Automated Employment Decision System(also: AEDS, AEDT, Automated Employment Decision Tool)

A software system that screens, evaluates, categorises, recommends, or otherwise makes or facilitates hiring or employment decisions about job candidates or workers. AEDSs span résumé sorters, personality tests, gamified cognitive assessments, situational-judgement tests,…

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