Accessibility glossary
Key concepts in Israeli accessibility law and standards — for consulting firms, in-house teams, and international clients who need to understand the Israeli regulatory landscape.
Israeli Standard 5568
The Israeli national standard for web content accessibility, adopting WCAG at Level AA and mandated for all public-facing Israeli websites under the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law.
WCAG 2.1 AA vs AAA
WCAG defines three conformance levels — A (basic), AA (regulatory default), and AAA (advanced). Israeli law anchors on AA; accessibility firms often target AAA on their own sites.
IAAP certification
The International Association of Accessibility Professionals offers three accessibility credentials — CPACC (foundation), WAS (web specialty), CPWA (combined) — recognized worldwide as the professional benchmark.
Israeli Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law
Israel's 1998 primary legislation on disability rights and accessibility. Under it, secondary regulations require built-environment accessibility, service accessibility, and website accessibility.
MATOS accessibility consultant
An Israeli built-environment accessibility consultant (מורשה נגישות מתו״ס — where MATOS stands for buildings, infrastructure, environment). The regulated professional authorized to sign accessibility opinions for construction permits.
Israeli Form 4 (occupancy approval)
The Israeli occupancy-approval certificate issued by the local planning committee that allows a new building to be occupied. Requires a signed accessibility opinion from a MATOS consultant.
WCAG vs US Section 508
US Section 508 governs federal-agency accessibility and (since 2018) is refresh-aligned to WCAG 2.0 AA. Not identical — Section 508 adds procurement-specific and hardware-specific requirements.
Primary-source citation in AI compliance research
An architectural pattern for AI-assisted regulatory research where every answer is grounded in and cites the primary source text — the exact section of a law, standard, or regulation — with no invented citations.
White-label compliance AI
AI compliance tools rebrandable by consulting firms as their own product — a category emerging in 2025-2026 as regtech vendors package their tooling for firms that would otherwise build in-house.
Accessibility audit methodology
The standard process for evaluating a website, building, or service against accessibility criteria — combining automated tooling, manual inspection, and assistive-technology testing.