ALostInquirerM to I'm asking everyone almost anything · 7 months agoIs there a word for the phenomena where everyone benefits from design decisions made to help vulnerable populations?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareIs there a word for the phenomena where everyone benefits from design decisions made to help vulnerable populations?ALostInquirerM to I'm asking everyone almost anything · 7 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-27 months agoI think you are thinking of the curb cut effect. At least, that’s when the additional benefits are unintentional. When it is designed for everyone, it’s called “universal design.”
minus-squareALostInquirerOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI think you’re right! Cross-posted this elsewhere and someone else pointed that out too, thanks!
I think you are thinking of the curb cut effect. At least, that’s when the additional benefits are unintentional. When it is designed for everyone, it’s called “universal design.”
I think you’re right! Cross-posted this elsewhere and someone else pointed that out too, thanks!