Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Olmstead Decision(also: Olmstead v. L.C.)
- A landmark 1999 United States Supreme Court ruling that held requiring disabled people to live in institutional settings when they could live in the community constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The decision mandated that states provide…
- Organizations of Persons with Disabilities(also: OPD, OPDs, Disabled Persons Organizations)
- Organizations that are led, directed, and governed by people with disabilities, where the majority of members and leadership positions are held by disabled people. OPDs are distinct from organizations "for" people with disabilities that may be run by non-disabled people. Under…
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