An Accessible Process for Inclusive Design

Inclusive design isn’t only the right thing to do; it also makes good business sense. In the United States, working-age people with disabilities make up the third-largest market demographic, with $21 billion in discretionary income. A disability can be “permanent, temporary” or “situational.” For example, a person with Lou Gehrig’s disease, someone with a broken arm and a shopper with an armful of groceries all experience limited mobility, and all stand to benefit if you take motor impairment into consideration when designing your app. Use this four-step process to build inclusivity into your app:

1. “Defining the product vision