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Inclusive design

Designing with the full range of human diversity in mind, so that solving for one person extends to many.

Inclusive design is a way of working that starts from the people most often excluded and designs for them first, on the principle that a solution for one person at the edge usually works for many more. Microsoft’s Inclusive 101 guidebook sets out three principles: recognize exclusion, learn from diversity, and solve for one, extend to many.

Its persona spectrum pairs permanent, temporary, and situational needs: a person with one arm, a person with an arm injury, and a new parent holding a baby. Design for the first and all three can use the product. Inclusive design is broader than accessibility, which measures against a standard, but it is the mindset that produces accessible products without a long list of fixes afterward.

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Inclusive 101

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Universal design
Designing products and places so that as many people as possible can use them without adaptation.
Temporary and situational disability
A short-term or circumstantial limit, such as a broken arm or bright sunlight, that creates the same barriers a permanent disability does.
Curb-cut effect
The pattern where a change made for people with disabilities ends up helping almost everyone.
Accessible by default
Setting up tools, templates, and components so that the quickest way to build something produces accessible results without extra effort.

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We can work with organizations of every size and industry, from a startup serving its first customers to a bank. We find where you stand, help your team fix what matters, and keep checking as your product changes. That work is evidence of your effort, not a legal guarantee.

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