Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- ADA Transition Plan(also: ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, Accessibility Transition Plan)
- A document required under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that outlines how a public entity will make its programs, services, activities, and facilities accessible to people with disabilities. The plan must include an inventory of accessibility barriers, a…
- AODA(also: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act)
- Canadian provincial legislation enacted in 2005 that sets out a roadmap to make Ontario fully accessible by 2025. AODA establishes mandatory accessibility standards across five areas: customer service, information and communications, employment, transportation, and the design of…
- Accessible Canada Act(also: ACA, Canadian Accessibility Act)
- Canadian federal legislation (S.C. 2019, c. 10) that aims to make Canada barrier-free by 2040 by requiring federally regulated organisations (banks, telecommunications, transportation, the federal government) to identify, remove, and prevent barriers in areas including…
- Americans with Disabilities Act(also: ADA, ADA 1990)
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is landmark US civil rights legislation enacted in 1990 that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including employment, education, transportation, and public accommodations. Title II…
- Assistive Technology Act(also: AT Act, Tech Act)
- United States federal legislation that provides funding to states for assistive technology programs, including device demonstrations, lending libraries, and reutilization services. First enacted in 1988 and reauthorized multiple times, the AT Act supports state-level programs…
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