Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Inclusive Procurement(also: Accessible Procurement)
- The practice of embedding accessibility requirements into purchasing and contracting processes for products and services, particularly ICT systems. Inclusive procurement ensures that organizations evaluate vendors on their ability to meet accessibility standards such as EN 301…
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty(also: IDS, Tribal Data Sovereignty)
- The right of Indigenous peoples to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data about their communities, lands, and resources. Rooted in inherent rights of self-governance, Indigenous data sovereignty ensures that research involving Indigenous populations respects…
- Institutionalization
- The historical and ongoing practice of placing disabled people in segregated residential facilities such as asylums, nursing homes, and other care institutions, often without their consent. Institutionalization became the default approach to disability in the United States in…
- Internet Health(also: Web Health)
- A concept describing the overall state of the internet as a public resource, encompassing factors such as accessibility, privacy, security, openness, and digital inclusion. In the context of web accessibility, Internet Health refers specifically to how well the web serves people…
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