The following acronyms are used in this 2023 Assessment report to Congress. Definitions for many of these terms are included in Terms and Definitions.
| Acronym | Full Term |
|---|---|
| ACM | Accessibility Community Meeting |
| ACOP | Accessibility Community of Practice |
| ACR | Accessibility Conformance Report |
| ANDI | Accessible Name & Description Inspector |
| API | Application Programming Interface |
| ART | Accessibility Requirements Tool |
| ASPE | Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation |
| CAA | Consolidated Appropriations Act |
| CAO | Chief Acquisition Officer |
| CDIO | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| CHCO | Chief Human Capital Officer |
| CIO | Chief Information Officer |
| CIOC | CIO Council |
| CMS | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid |
| CoP | Community of Practice |
| CSUN | California State University, Northridge |
| CSV | Comma-Separated Values |
| CX | Customer Experience |
| DEIA | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility |
| DHS | Department of Homeland Security |
| DOD | Department of Defense |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| EEO | Equal Employment Opportunity |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EO | Executive Order |
| FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAR | Federal Acquisition Regulation |
| FEVS | Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey |
| FTE | Full-time equivalent |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAO | Government Accountability Office |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
| IAAF | Interagency Accessibility Forum |
| ICT | Information and Communications Technology |
| IDEA | Integrated Digital Experience Act |
| IG | Inspector General |
| IT | Information Technology |
| JSON | JavaScript Object Notation |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| NASCIO | National Association of State Chief Information Officers |
| NAVAIR | Naval Air Systems Command |
| OGP | Office of Government-wide Policy |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
| OSTP | Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| Portable Document Format | |
| PM | Program Manager |
| PMR | Program Maturity Report |
| POC | Point of Contact |
| PWD | Persons with disabilities |
| Q | Refers to “Criteria”. Using a Q in front of a number denotes a specific criteria (also referred to as “Questions” or “Metrics”). |
| RFC | Request for Comments |
| SRT | Solicitation Review Tool |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| TT v5 | Trusted Tester Process Version 5 |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USAB | U.S. Access Board |
| VA | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| VPAT | Voluntary Product Accessibility Template |
| W3C | World Wide Web Consortium |
| WAI | Web Accessibility Initiative |
| YOY | Year Over Year |
Reviewed/Updated: December 2023
