accessibility
Let an agent explain accessibility and its domains, relay standards, laws and practices from accessibility and disability sources with attribution, describe the specific domains the registry aliases name, and distinguish accessibility from usability, inclusion in general and assistive technology.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain accessibility and its domains, relay standards, laws and practices from accessibility and disability sources with attribution, describe the specific domains the registry aliases name, and distinguish accessibility from usability, inclusion in general and assistive technology.
The design of products, environments, services and information so that people with disabilities and diverse abilities can use them, including architectural accessibility of buildings and transport, digital and software accessibility of websites and apps, cognitive accessibility, accessibility for people with visual disabilities, and digital inclusion more broadly, with national frameworks such as those for disabled people in France; accessibility is a legal requirement in many jurisdictions and a principle of universal design.
What it is for: Enabling use by people with disabilities and diverse abilities.
It can be explain domains; relay standards and laws; describe practices; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Disability focus
Legal requirement
Physical and digital
Universal design
What it looks like
Not a visible object; ramps, captions, screen reader support.
Physical character
WCAG 2.2: 2023 year
people with disabilities worldwide: about 1.3 billion - WHO
Americans with Disabilities Act: 1990 year
European Accessibility Act applies: 2025 year
How it is recognised
Usability by people with disabilities
Architectural, digital, software, cognitive and visual accessibility; digital inclusion; accessibility in France
Usability is ease of use for all; inclusion is broader participation; assistive technology is the tools
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is standardised by - for digital content
is required by - in many countries
In practice
Families and kinds
architectural and built environment accessibility
transport accessibility
digital and web accessibility including software
cognitive accessibility
accessibility for visual, hearing and motor disabilities
digital inclusion and national frameworks such as France s
Standards and regulation
WCAG and EN 301 549
Americans with Disabilities Act and European Accessibility Act
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
National building accessibility codes
Failure modes and hazards
Treating accessibility as an afterthought
Confusing accessibility with usability
Registry aliases mixing domains and a national context
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What accessibility is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is accessibility, and how does it differ from usability, inclusion and assistive technology? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a domain, a law or a specific product? boundary
Domains
Domains.
Domains
Domains.
- What are architectural, transport, digital, software, cognitive and visual accessibility and digital inclusion? definition
- Which entry fits the specific domain? action
Standards Standards and law.
Regulation.
Digital
Digital standards.
Digital
Digital.
- What do WCAG and EN 301 549 require, and how is conformance assessed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Law
Laws.
Law
Law.
- What do the ADA, the European Accessibility Act, French law and the UN Convention require? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Practice Practice.
Practice.
Design
Designing for accessibility.
Design
Design.
- How are buildings, websites and software designed and tested for accessibility? action
- Which entry fits universal design? action
Assistive
Assistive technology.
Assistive
Assistive.
- How do screen readers, captions and other assistive technologies interact with accessible design? provenance
- Which entry fits assistive technology? action
Context Movement and debate.
Context.
Movement
Disability rights.
Movement
Movement.
- How did the disability rights movement establish accessibility as a right? provenance
- Which entry fits disability rights movement? action
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about costs, enforcement and AI accessibility, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should web accessibility, architectural accessibility and cognitive accessibility be separate primary entries?
- How should standards and law sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming domains and a national situation; should they be split off?