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.
A temporary disability is one that passes: a broken arm, an eye infection, recovery from surgery. A situational disability comes from the circumstances: holding a baby, standing in bright sun, riding a loud train, or using a slow connection. In the moment, the barriers are the same ones a person with a permanent disability meets every day.
Microsoft’s inclusive design toolkit draws this as a spectrum: a person with one arm, a person with an arm injury, and a new parent holding a baby all need one-handed use. Design for the permanent case and the other two come along.
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