accessibility standards
Disability accommodation rules
Accessibility standards are guidelines ensuring that products, services, and environments can be used by people with disabilities.
In digital contexts, they specify how websites and software should accommodate screen readers, keyboard navigation, and visual impairments: The site was redesigned to meet accessibility standards.
Physical accessibility standards govern building codes—ramp grades, doorway widths, signage.
Most derive from laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act or international guidelines like WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
- rampsInclined connecting surfaces
- universal designCreating spaces usable by all
- alt textWritten substitute for visuals
- closed captioningOn-screen transcription of audio
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
responsive design · captions · screen readers · disability rights · audio descriptions · color contrast · perceivable · assistive technology · operable · visual aids · anti-discrimination laws · grab bars · elevators · inclusion · understandable · ADA · barrier-free · robust
- accessibilitywheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features, handcycling
- Disability Rightsdisability rights, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, accessibility
- disability employmentdisability inclusion, reasonable accommodation, workplace accessibility, ADA, accommodations
- disability servicesdisability benefits, disability services, disability allowance, disability advocacy, disability payments
- standardsstandards, norm, norms, criterion, criteria
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
accessibility standardsdiscriminatory practices
Unfair treatment targeting groups
gatekeeping · exclusion · ableism · physical barriers · hostile architecture