Curb cut effect

The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. For example, many hearing people use closed captioning. With wide use, accessibility is a boon to all people. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places, but are now universal and no longer widely recognized as a disability-accessibility feature.[1][2][3]

References

"The Curb Cut Effect: How Making Public Spaces Accessible to People With Disabilities Helps Everyone". Medium. December 12, 2016.
"The Curb-Cut Effect (SSIR)". ssir.org.
Peterson, Julie (2015-06-30). "Smashing barriers to access: Disability activism and curb cuts". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2022-04-30.

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[1] "The Curb Cut Effect: How Making Public Spaces Accessible to People With Disabilities Helps Everyone". Medium. December 12, 2016.

[2] "The Curb-Cut Effect (SSIR)". ssir.org.

[3] Peterson, Julie (2015-06-30). "Smashing barriers to access: Disability activism and curb cuts". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2022-04-30.