disability access
Barrier-free building features
Disability access refers to the design of buildings, services, and environments to be usable by people with disabilities.
Ramps, elevators, accessible bathrooms, and automatic doors are physical examples; screen readers and captioned videos are digital ones.
The term often appears in discussions of legal requirements and civil rights: The restaurant was cited for inadequate disability access.
- hearing aidsPersonal sound amplifiers
- wheelchair rampsSloped paths for mobility devices
- elevatorsVertical passenger conveyances
- magnifiersLenses that enlarge appearances
- alt textWritten substitute for visuals
screen readers · barrier free · exoskeletons · adaptive equipment · automatic doors · braille signage · workplace accommodations · reasonable accommodations · closed captions · peer support groups · mobility scooters · handrails · grab bars · stair lifts · service animals · prosthetics · curb cuts · wide doorways
- education lawTitle IX, FERPA, student rights, admissions policy, student conduct
- employer dutiespayroll, payroll taxes, tax withholding, W-2 forms, 1099 forms
- Fair HousingFHA, HUD, housing discrimination, protected classes, fair lending
- health lawshealth law, Obamacare, health standards, health regulations, healthcare mandates
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
disability accessexclusion
Being barred from participation
disability discrimination · discrimination · ableism · segregation · marginalization
disable, disabled, disabling, disables, ability, able, unable, ably, abilities