Ability-based design

2018/05/23 by Jacob O. Wobbrock, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Shaun K. Kane +1 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Computer Science · Engineering · #Usability and User Interface Design #Interactive and Immersive Displays #Design Education and Practice

paper · pdf · doi:10.1145/3148051

openalex publication_date 2018/05/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

By focusing on users' abilities rather than disabilities, designers can create interactive systems better matched to those abilities.

Citations

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Discussions

• Wobbrock, J. O., Gajos, K. Z., Kane, S. K., & Vanderheiden, G. C. (2018). Ability-based design. Commun. ACM, 61(6), 62–71. doi.org/10.1145/3148... [bsky, 0 points, 0 comments]