Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
4 results found in ability-based design.
- Ability Heuristics
- A set of nine accessibility-focused design heuristics — Adaptability, Equitable Experience, Flexible Task Completion, Efficiency and Effectiveness of User Action, Multiple Modalities, Understandable M…
- Ability Model (Ability-Based User Model)
- A representation of a user that focuses on what they can do rather than demographic characteristics or disability categories. Unlike traditional user models that capture preferences, background, or im…
- Design-for-One (Design for One, Bespoke Design)
- A design philosophy where systems are tailored to individual users rather than attempting to accommodate all users through a single universal solution. In contrast to universal design which seeks one …
- Disabling Factor (Disabling Condition, Situational Barrier)
- An external condition that blocks or hinders an otherwise available ability from being used to complete a task. Disabling factors can arise from technology design (such as ability assumptions embedded…