ADA Terms Flashcards
Technology that can be used by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities. It incorporates the principles of universal design, whereby each user is able to interact with the technology in ways that work best for him or her.
Accessible information technology
Name for products which help people who cannot use regular versions of products, primarily people with physical disabilities such as limitations to vision, hearing, and mobility.
Adaptive technology
These are requirements that may not be imposed on people with disabilities if are not imposed on other people.
Additional requirements
The dominant sign language of the Deaf community in the UnitedStates, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in parts of Mexico
American Sign Language (ASL)
Usually pronounced as [ask-e],this term for character encoding is based on the English alphabet. ASCII codes represent text in computers, communications equipment, including assistive technology (AT) such as screen readers and telephone relay service (TRS) equipment.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil RightsAct of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Obstacles or other features in the built environment that impede individualswith disabilities from gaining full and complete access to the goods and services being provided.
Architectural barriers
Addresses scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to sites, facilities, buildings, and elements by individuals with disabilities.
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
A final certification that a State or local building code meets orexceeds the minimum requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III foraccessibility and usability of facilities covered by that Title.
Certification of equivalency
A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.
Disability
National law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Federal agency primarily responsible for enforcement of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which deals with employment discrimination.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires.
Essential job function
A modification that is so significant that it alters the essential nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations offered. If a public entity can demonstrate that the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of its service, program, or activity, it is not required to make the modification. If a public accommodation (private entity) can demonstrate that a modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations it provides, it is not required to make the modification.
Fundamental alteration
A physical impairment is a physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the body systems. A mental impairment is any mental or psychological disorder.
Impairment
A person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual or a record of such an impairment or is regarded as having such an impairment.
Individual with a Disability
Individuals with disabilities must be integrated to the maximum extent appropriate.
Integration
An informal dialogue between the employer and employee used to identify the precise limitations resulting from the disability and determine potential reasonable accommodations that could overcome those limitations.
Interactive Process
An activity that an average person can perform with little or no difficulty.
Major life activity
Organization that provides training, technical assistance and research on access to parks, recreation, and tourism.
National Center on Accessibility (NCA)
Independent Federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting Americans with disabilities.
National Council on Disability (NCD)
Under the U.S. Department of Labor, provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policies as well as practices that affect the employment of people with disabilities
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
A modification or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things usually are done that enables a qualified individual with a disability to enjoy an equal employment opportunity.
Reasonable accommodation
A public entity must modify its policies, practice, or procedures to avoid discrimination unless the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of its service, program, or activity.
Reasonable modification
