Informed Consent

The process by which individuals are provided with clear, understandable information about how their data will be collected, used, and shared, enabling them to make voluntary decisions about participation or data sharing. In accessibility contexts, informed consent presents unique challenges because assistive technology users often must share sensitive personal data — including health conditions, location, and visual or audio recordings of their environment — simply to use essential tools. Privacy policies that are lengthy, complex, or inaccessible to screen readers can undermine the ability of disabled users to give truly informed consent.