Laws etc. Flashcards

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UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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1948
First declaration that all people have fundamental human rights.
Milestone in human rights history.

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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

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2006
Article 9 addresses accessibility.

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Marrakesh Treaty

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2013

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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative steps

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Initiate
Plan
Implement
Sustain

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Americans with Disabilities Act Title II

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applies to state and local government entities.

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Americans with Disabilities Act Title III

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applies to private places of public accommodation.

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Section 508 Standards for ICT

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Is both a law and technical standard.
Applies to government entities.
Uses WCAG 2.0 standard.

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EU Web Accessibility Directive 2016 / 2102

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Applies to public sector ICT.

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European Accessibility Act

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products and services identified as most important
Provides common rules and minimum requirements for all private businesses. Similar to ADA

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Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)

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EU. 2010
Broadcasts and emergency services

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eIDAS Regulation of 2014

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EU. Trust services such as digital identity and authentication must be accessible.

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European Electronic Communications Code

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  1. Telecommunications must be accessible.
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The Charter of Fundamental Rights

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EU. 2000/2009
full range of civil, political, economic, and social rights of everyone living in the EU

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The Charter of Fundamental Rights Article 21

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EU. 2000/2009
Non-discrimination

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The Charter of Fundamental Rights Article 26

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EU. 2000/2009
Integration

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Employment Equality Directive

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EU. 2000
prohibits disability discrimination in employment and occupation

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Anti-Discrimination Directive

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EU. 2008/not adopted
would implement the principle of equal treatment outside the labour market

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Goal of universal design

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Create products, services, and environments that meet the needs of everyone who uses them, minimizing or eliminating the need for adaptations or accommodations.

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Principles of universal design

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Equitable use.
Flexibility in use.
Simple and intuitive use.
Perceptible information.
Tolerance for error.
Low physical effort.
Size and space for approach and use.

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Web accessibility definition

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Ability of a website to be easily navigated, used, and understood by people with disabilities.

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WCAG

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a set of standards for making web content accessible.

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WCAG overview

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Current version is WCAG 2.2.
WCAG 2.0 is also ISO standard ISO/IEC 40500.
Principles, guidelines, success criteria.

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WCAG principles

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Perceivable.
Operable.
Understandable.
Robust.

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Perceivable

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Alt text.
Captions and transcripts.
Content available in different ways.
Easy to see and hear content.

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Operable

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Keyboard operable.
Enough time.
No flashing.
Good navigation, focus order, and links that describe purpose or action.
Easy to use inputs other than a keyboard.

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Understandable

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Text readable and understandable.
Content should appear and operate in predictable ways.
Help users avoid and correct mistakes.

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Robust

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Maximize compatibility with current and future user technologies.

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% of the world population with some form of disability

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16%

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total of the world population with some form of disability

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1.3 billion

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% of people with disabilities living in developing countries

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80%

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% of children with disabilities in developing countries who do not attend school

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90%

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The global literacy rate for adults with disabilities is as low as…

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3%, and 1% for women with disabilities

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Unemployment among persons with disabilities is as high as…

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80% in some countries

34
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The World Bank estimates that what percent of the world’s poorest people have some kind of disability?

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20%

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Medical model

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Considers disability as a health problem that affects individual people.
Provides cure or management.
Does not focus on society’s responsibility for creating barriers.

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Social model

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Concerned with equal access.
Considers disability society’s - not an individual person’s - problem.
Society is responsible for creating disability since it creates barriers.
Society must remove barriers.

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Human rights model

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People with disabilities have fundamental human rights, should be free from discrimination and included in all matters that affect them.
Places responsibility on governments to promote and protect their rights.

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Biopsychosocial model

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Considers the physical, psychological, and social contexts in which people with disabilities live.

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Functional solutions model

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Focuses on practical solutions for individual people.
Goal is to overcome functional limitations using assistive technology or adaptive strategies.
Most accessibility professionals work within this model.

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Social identity or cultural affiliation model

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Recognizes that disability may be fundamental to a person’s identity.

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Economic model

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Defines disability by a person’s ability or inability to work, and how much their impairment affects their productivity.
Considers financial consequences for them, an employer, and the state.

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Charity model

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Regards people with disabilities as unfortunate and in need of help.
Views people who provide charity as benevolent contributors to a needy population.

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EU procurement law

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EN 301 549

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Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

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UN. 1975

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Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA)

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1986

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The European Social Charter (ESC)

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  1. It guarantees fundamental social and economic rights, as well as independence, social integration, and participation in community life to people with disabilities.
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African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP)

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  1. Based on UNCRPD
    Article 8(1) of the CRPD: (Awareness-raiding)
    Article 11(1) of the ADRP: State Parties shall take all appropriate measures and offer appropriate support and assistance to victims of harmful practices
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Equality Act 2010

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UK. Its purpose was to unify and strengthen anti-discrimination laws in the workplace and society. Disability is named in section 4.

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The Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities

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Japan. 2013

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Law 2005-102

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France. 2005
Similar to the ADA; RGAA is equal to WCAG AA