Glossary of Terms

A venue of four policy instruments that can assist politicians and bureaucrats with evaluating and monitoring the status of Albertans with disabilities.

The scope of limitations encountered by Albertans with disabilities that participate in community, education, employment or recreation.

A single, province-wide program that integrates current disability support programs and funding under one philosophy and set of criteria. This model provides individualized support, enabling persons with disabilities to have choice in the marketplace and independently make decisions about their needs and service providers.

The sum total of an individual’s general living and disability related expenditures.

The reduction of functional capacity or activity due to an impairment in the person’s mental or physical structure or functioning.

A framework for analyzing the inclusion of persons with disabilities in government services, programs, policy, and legislation.

The degree to which persons with disabilities can access assistive devices, adaptive technology, housing, alternate communication, education and training programs, and alternate transportation without sustaining undue hardship.

A status of citizenship where Albertans experience an equitable degree of participation in all aspects of Alberta society: labour participation, education attainment, cultural activities, religious practice, relationships, family life, and recreational and political activities.

A range of technical aids, assistive devices, and personal services that are necessary to accommodate the functional limitation created by the individual’s impairment in daily activities (also referred to as disability supports)

A variety of financial resources that assist Albertans with their basic needs or extra costs associated with their disability due to temporary or permanent unemployment or to insufficient earnings from existing employment.

Supports that are specific to the learning needs of a student with disabilities in a variety of learning environments.

Personal, technical, or accessibility aids in the employment environment that are necessary for full participation of persons with disabilities in the labour force.

The ration of persons working or actively seeking work to those who are not actively seeking work or employed

A means of financial assistance that is directly allocated to the individuals, which reflects the cost of living and disability supports that are necessary for them to participate or reside in a community of their choice.

Statements identified through community consultation that represent the goals or end result of a given activity.

Statements identified by community that represent some component of an identified outcome. Indicators function as guides for evaluating if an activity is achieving its related outcome.

A means for measuring information from an activity, cross-referencing it with an identified performance indicator and evaluating the aggregate against the original performance outcome.

Support that allows an individual to be involved and active in everyday life. For example, transportation to go to work, school or recreational activities; home care to help an individual with basic needs and get ready for the day; housing that is safe, affordable and physically accessible; living and communication aids, etc.