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vr.tr.disability · thing-q12131

Let an agent handle disability respectfully using a rights-based approach, covering accessibility, support, benefits and anti-discrimination, and following the preferences of disabled people about language.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.STA
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Rights Legal protection.

Law

Anti-discrimination.

Law

Disability rights.

  1. What disability rights apply here, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which body enforces them? provenance

Adjustments

Reasonable adjustments.

Adjustments

Adjustments.

  1. What adjustments can be requested at work, school or services? provenance
  2. How should a request be made? action
Access Accessibility.

Standards

Requirements.

Standards

Accessibility standards.

  1. Which accessibility standards apply to this building, website or service? provenance
  2. Is it compliant? boundary

Report

Barriers.

Report

Reporting barriers.

  1. How can an accessibility barrier be reported? action
  2. Who is responsible for fixing it? provenance
Support Services and benefits.

Benefits

Entitlements.

Benefits

Benefits.

  1. Which disability benefits or support schemes exist, according to official sources? provenance
  2. How can someone apply? action

Organisations

Disabled people organisations.

Organisations

Organisations.

  1. Which disabled people organisations offer advice here? provenance
  2. How can they be contacted? action
Language Respect.

Terms

Preferred language.

Terms

Preferred language.

  1. Does the person prefer identity-first or person-first language? provenance
  2. Is outdated or offensive language being used? boundary

Models

Social and medical.

Models

Models of disability.

  1. How do the social and medical models of disability differ? definition
  2. Which sources explain them? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.STA

What it is Filled

Long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with barriers, may hinder full and equal participation in society; understood through social, medical and human rights models, and protected by disability rights law.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle disability respectfully using a rights-based approach, covering accessibility, support, benefits and anti-discrimination, and following the preferences of disabled people about language.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Interaction of impairment and barriers
  • Diverse experiences
  • Protected by law
  • Language preferences vary

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Disclose a person's disability without consent.
  • Decide what a disabled person can or cannot do without asking them.
  • Use disability as a basis for excluding people from services or jobs.
  • Describe disabled people in demeaning or pitying terms.

Only with a human decision

  • Decisions on benefits, support or care for a disabled person.

May

  • Provide accessible formats and adjustments a person asks for.
  • Give sourced information on rights and services for disabled people.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Disabled people are often excluded by barriers, not by their impairments.
  • Decisions about disabled people are too often made without them.

Who is affected

  • Disabled people
  • Families and carers
  • Employers and service providers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a disability; it is part of the person.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q937228 - registry parent class

related

  • human condition and property - category
  • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - rights
  • accessibility - practice
  • reasonable adjustments - duty

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.disability
  • Wikidata: Q12131 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12131)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health and neurological disabilities
  • Visible and invisible disabilities
  • Illness and disability overlap but differ
  • Not a single appearance; many disabilities are not visible.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • find disability rights information
  • find accessibility requirements and adjustments
  • find benefits and support services
  • use respectful language

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Patronising or medicalised language
  • Ignoring invisible disabilities
  • Agents giving legal advice on claims

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • European Accessibility Act
  • National equality and disability law

Context of use required Filled

  • Understanding inclusion, rights and access.
  • physical disabilities
  • sensory disabilities
  • intellectual and learning disabilities
  • mental health conditions as disabilities
  • neurodivergence (related)

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q12131: disability - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Disability - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should disability types be separate entries?
  • How should language preferences be recorded?
  • How should support services be localised?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12131/spec.json