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Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.

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E-Recruiting(also: Electronic Recruiting, Online Recruiting, Digital Recruitment)
The use of web-based tools and platforms for job posting, candidate sourcing, application submission, and hiring management. E-recruiting systems include job search websites, online application portals, applicant tracking systems, and social networking platforms like LinkedIn.…
Emotional Intelligence Test(also: EI Test, I-EQ Test, Emotional Intelligence Assessment)
A hiring assessment that asks candidates to identify emotions in photographs of faces or to judge appropriate emotional responses in social scenarios. Emotional-intelligence tests are particularly inaccessible to blind and low-vision candidates, who may be unable to interpret…
Employee Onboarding Accessibility(also: 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 disabilities. Inaccessible onboarding systems frequently use mouse-dependent…
Employment Accessibility(also: Workplace Accessibility, Job Accessibility, Accessible Employment)
The broad concept of ensuring that all aspects of finding, applying for, interviewing for, and performing a job are accessible to people with disabilities. Employment accessibility encompasses accessible job postings, application systems, interview accommodations, pre-employment…
Employment Discrimination(also: Workplace Discrimination, Hiring Discrimination)
Unjust or unequal treatment of workers or job seekers on the basis of protected characteristics including disability, age, race, gender, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation. In the United States, disability-based employment discrimination is covered by the Americans…

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