accessibility rights
Disability accommodation guarantees
Accessibility rights are legal entitlements ensuring people with disabilities can participate fully in society.
These rights mandate accommodations in employment, education, public spaces, transportation, and digital environments.
Laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act establish requirements for ramps, screen readers, captioning, and other modifications: The lawsuit argued the website violated accessibility rights by lacking alt text for images.
- elevatorsVertical passenger conveyances
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
- curb cutsSloped sidewalk transitions
- hearing aidsPersonal sound amplifiers
- screen readersSoftware vocalizing on-display content
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Unjust differential treatment
inaccessibility · non-compliance · exemptions · grandfather clauses
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Forced separation by group
exclusion · disability discrimination · institutionalization · marginalization · ableism
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Voluntary aid for others
benevolence · pity · charitable giving · noblesse oblige · paternalism
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