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ACLT at a glance
Understand the core idea: accessibility becomes sustainable when it is part of organizational identity and practice.
Starter draft for review. Use as a conversation or planning aid.
The core proposition
Accessibility Culture Leadership Theory (ACLT) proposes that accessibility is sustained when it becomes part of organizational identity rather than remaining a standalone initiative or compliance task. Leaders cultivate the conditions that integrate people, systems, and values.
What this means in practice
- Leadership: make access visible in priorities, decisions, and resource allocation.
- Culture: build shared responsibility and listen to the people affected by barriers.
- Organizational systems: carry accessibility through governance, procurement, design, development, content, and improvement.
A useful question for your team
If our accessibility champion left tomorrow, which practices would keep working—and which would disappear?
Start with one decision
- Identify a recurring decision that affects access.
- Name who makes the decision and who experiences its consequences.
- Add an accessibility expectation, an accountable owner, and a way to learn from results.
Research and application
ACLT is a developing theory. This overview introduces its positioning without presenting the starter materials as validated assessments or certification requirements.
Next step: use the leadership conversation guide to connect the theory to a concrete organizational practice.