Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples

Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples

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Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples

dc.contributor.author	Wobbrock, Jacob O.
dc.contributor.author	Kane, Shuan K.
dc.contributor.author	Gajos, Krzysztof Z.
dc.contributor.author	Harada, Susumu
dc.contributor.author	Froehlich, Jon
dc.date.accessioned	2012-05-06T19:40:24Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Wobbrock, Jacob O., Shuan K. Kane, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Susuma Harada, and Jon Froehlich. 2011. Ability-based design: Concept, principles and examples. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing 3(3): 9.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1936-7228	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1936-7236	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8667394
dc.description.abstract	Current approaches to accessible computing share a common goal of making technology accessible to users with disabilities. Perhaps because of this goal, they may also share a tendency to centralize disability rather than ability. We present a refinement to these approaches called ability-based design that consists of focusing on ability throughout the design process in an effort to create systems that leverage the full range of human potential. Just as user-centered design shifted the focus of interactive system design from systems to users, ability-based design attempts to shift the focus of accessible design from disability to ability. Although prior approaches to accessible computing may consider users’ abilities to some extent, ability-based design makes ability its central focus. We offer seven ability-based design principles and describe the projects that inspired their formulation. We also present a research agenda for ability-based design.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Engineering and Applied Sciences	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Association for Computing Machinery	en_US
dc.relation.isversionof	doi:10.1145/1952383.1952384	en_US
dash.license	OAP
dc.subject	ability-based design	en_US
dc.subject	inclusive design	en_US
dc.subject	universal design	en_US
dc.subject	universal usability	en_US
dc.subject	design for all	en_US
dc.subject	user interfaces for all	en_US
dc.subject	computer access	en_US
dc.subject	assistive technology	en_US
dc.subject	adaptive user interfaces	en_US
dc.title	Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article	en_US
dc.description.version	Proof	en_US
dc.relation.journal	ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing	en_US
dash.depositing.author	Gajos, Krzysztof Z.
dc.date.available	2012-05-06T19:40:24Z