Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Accessibility Awareness
- The level of knowledge and understanding that individuals, particularly software developers and designers, have about accessibility requirements, standards, and the needs of people with disabilities. Research consistently shows that low accessibility awareness among industry…
- Accessibility Champion(also: Accessibility Hero, Accessibility Advocate, A11y Champion)
- An individual within an organization or institution who takes personal responsibility for promoting and advancing accessibility practices, often without formal mandate or recognition. Accessibility champions raise awareness among colleagues, influence procurement and development…
- Accessibility Maturity Model(also: Accessibility Maturity, Digital Accessibility Maturity)
- A framework for assessing how well an organization has integrated accessibility into its culture, processes, and outputs. Maturity models typically progress through stages from ad hoc or reactive approaches (where accessibility depends on individual champions) to embedded and…
- Hidden Labour of Disability(also: Invisible Work of Disability, Disability Labour)
- The unrecognized time, effort, and energy that disabled people must invest to navigate inaccessible environments, use assistive technologies, manage care relationships, and participate in activities that non-disabled people can do with minimal effort. Examples include spending…
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