Inclusive Design for Cognition

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Inclusive Design for CognitionSolve for One, Extend to Many: Empowering people of all abilitiesTheir candor about abandoning tasks out of frustration pushed us to simplify, clarify, and remove barriers so the experience works better for everyone.– Steph Battershell, Senior DesignerAbout Inclusive Design for CognitionA single red dot. For most, it was a simple indicator that a field wasn’t filled out right. But for one person participating in a usability study for a new software interface, it was enough to abandon the task entirely.That tiny detail is just one of the countless points of friction that can make digital experiences harder or more stressful than they need to be. For millions of neurodivergent and disabled users, those frictions aren’t small—they’re barriers. Every click can feel like a cognitive hurdle.How might we involve more neurodivergent users so our designs work better for everyone? That question sparked Inclusive Design for Cognition. Instead of designing for t…