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E-Book Accessibility(also: Electronic Book Accessibility, Digital Book Accessibility)

The design and implementation of electronic books to be usable by people with disabilities, including proper semantic structure, text resizing, reflowable content, alternative text for images, compatibility with screen readers, and customizable visual presentation. Despite the…

E-Commerce Accessibility(also: Accessible E-Commerce, Online Shopping Accessibility)

The degree to which online shopping experiences — product discovery, evaluation, checkout, fulfilment, customer support, and (on peer-to-peer platforms) selling — are usable by people with disabilities, particularly blind and low-vision (BLV) users who depend on screen readers,…

E-Government Accessibility(also: Digital Government Accessibility, E-Gov Accessibility)

The practice of ensuring that electronic government services — including websites, online forms, and digital public services — are usable by people with disabilities. E-government accessibility is particularly important because government services are often essential and…

E-Health(also: eHealth, Electronic Health)

The use of information and communication technologies for health services, including electronic health records, telemedicine, mobile health applications, and patient portals. E-health aims to improve healthcare access, efficiency, and quality, but accessibility barriers in…

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.…

Emergency Preparedness(also: Disaster Preparedness, Crisis Preparedness)

The planning, policies, and infrastructure put in place to ensure that communities can respond effectively to emergencies such as natural disasters, pandemics, and other crises. In accessibility contexts, emergency preparedness has a poor track record of including people with…

Emoji(also: Emojis)

Small pictographic characters — faces, gestures, objects, symbols — encoded as Unicode code points and rendered by platform-specific font sets, used to convey affect, tone, and non-verbal nuance in otherwise text-based or visually-limited communication. For accessibility, emoji…

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…

Experiential Layer Accessibility

The dimension of VR accessibility concerned with the quality, comfort, and safety of the VR experience for disabled users. This includes physical comfort (avoiding pain, exhaustion, and motion sickness), safety (preventing real-world collisions, addressing harassment in…

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