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Accessibility Terms and Definitions

Published on February 2026

US National Adoption of Accessibility Terms and Definitions IEC 63080:2017 (ANSI/CTA-6021)

This is the US National Adoption of Accessibility terms and definitions IEC 63080:2017. IEC 63080:2017 contains a list of currently used terminology to describe accessibility and terms that writers of standards need when writing and designing International Standards. It is important to standardize and define a recognized list of the terms already used and in existing ITU Recommendations and Resolutions, along with those in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Without such a list, there could be confusion not only on the part of writers and implementers of standards, but also by the public at large. It is also important to eliminate terminology that is no longer used, offensive, and demeaning to persons with disabilities (PWD) and others.

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