Dictionary
A
Accessibility means a place that a person is able to enter. Accessible also means information that people can understand.
Someone helps you and speaks up for you to:
- Say what you want to say
- And make things happen.
B
A ballot is a system used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting.
Something that stops us doing something.
A budget is the money that the government is given to pay for public services.
C
A way to tell people about something important. Or to try to change something, for example a policy or the way people think.
A person who stands for an election.
Groups of people living in the same place or that share something in common.
The constitution of a country (or a state) is a special type of law document that tells how its government is supposed to work.
An agreement between different countries.
A court, in law, is a part of the government in which people come together to decide how to apply the country's laws to a specific situation, especially when there is an argument over how to apply the law.
D
A meeting where people talk about their different opinions until they agree what to do.
Democracy means rule by the people.
Digital rights are the rights of people regarding what they can do with their computer. There are many cases that need special thought related to digital rights, such as the right to have data accessible to a few people (privacy) and freedom of expression. Very often the word is used when referring to computer networks such as the Internet.
Being treated unfairly or badly because of your sex, race, religion, disability or sexual identity.
E
An election is a way people can choose their candidate or their preferences in a representative democracy or other form of government.
The organization that checks that political parties follow the rules. They check that elections are run properly.
G
A government makes laws and policies It is responsible for many issues, including health, education, employment, and transportation.
H
Rights that every person has. For example the right to be alive and the right to get an education.
I
Inclusion means everyone can take part and everyone has a fair chance.
Information is about being told things that you need to know.
J
In the law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of courts that administers justice in the name of the sovereign or state. A judicial system is used to resolve disputes.
L
Law is a set of rules decided by a particular place or authority meant for the purpose of keeping the peace and security of society.
M
A manifesto is the name for a written document that group uses to tell everyone:
- What is stands for
- What it wants to happen
A municipality is a word used for a city, a town or a village, or a small group of them. It has a clearly defined territory, and all the people living on that territory share one common local government.
P
Participation means being involved and:
- a say in how services are run
- Being listened to
- Making choices about things that affect you
The parliament consists of a group of people who vote for new laws, for example in a state or country.
Written documents that say the rules about how things are done.
A political party is a group who agree how to make life better for people. They come together and have a candidate for an election.
R
Making things easier so people with disabilities can be included.
Reasonable means making things:
- too difficult
- Not too expensive
Accommodation means changing:
- How we do things
- How we build things
- How we plan things
- How we behave
Rights are things you are allowed to do or have. Rights tell us how we should be treated.
U
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities says that persons with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else. It says what the government should do to make sure persons with disabilities have the same rights as other people.
Universal means for everyone, everywhere
V
Voting is when a group of people decide something by saying what they want. It can be for electing a leader or representative, passing a law, and other things. When people are done voting, the votes are counted and the winner is determined.