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Remedy Equivalence

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Quick takeaways

Manual and automated channels must offer equivalent remedy outcomes, timelines, and authority.

Definition

Manual and automated channels must offer equivalent remedy outcomes, timelines, and authority. People should not be penalized for choosing accessibility, safety, or human review paths.

Remedy equivalence is measured by comparing reversal rates, escalation success, and time-to-resolution across channels.

AgencyVisibility
Scope
H. Governance & power. Structures that determine who sets moral boundaries and who can intervene.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Remedy Equivalence to extend the h. governance & power vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.

Adjacent terms

Contestability Appeal Integrity Decision Reversal Authority

Related concepts

Also tagged: Agency

Stoppability Reversibility Fair Burden Distribution Contestability Explainability for Accountability Refusal-Tolerant Systems

Also tagged: Visibility

Stoppability Reversibility Fair Burden Distribution Contestability Explainability for Accountability Refusal-Tolerant Systems

Example corpus

  • A disability accommodation appeal filed by phone has the same overturn authority and SLA as the web portal process.

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v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Remedy Equivalence. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/remedy-equivalence

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Remedy Equivalence." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/remedy-equivalence.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Remedy Equivalence." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/remedy-equivalence.

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@misc{glossary_remedy-equivalence,
  title={Remedy Equivalence},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/remedy-equivalence},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Changelog

  • v1.1.0 · 2026-01-09 — Expanded scholarly metadata, operational tests, and provenance notes.
  • v1.0.0 · 2025-12-03 — Initial glossary release with stable permalinks.