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Inclusive design

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

nounCommon term

In software engineering, inclusive design means: An approach that designs for the full range of human diversity, including ability, age, language, culture and situation, so that more people can use a product.

In Turkish: kapsayıcı tasarım

How it is used

Broader than accessibility: it also considers temporary and situational limits, such as a broken arm or bright sunlight. Microsoft's inclusive design toolkit helped make the idea widely known. Teams include diverse participants in research.

Example sentences

  1. Inclusive design means testing with older adults, not just colleagues in their twenties.

  2. Captions are a good example of inclusive design: they help deaf users and people watching in noisy places.

Common collocations

  • inclusive design principles
  • practise inclusive design
  • inclusive by default
  • design for diversity
  • accessibilityThe practice of making websites usable by everyone, including people who are blind or deaf, have limited movement or use assistive technology.
  • WCAGShort for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the international standard, published by the W3C, that explains how to make websites and apps accessible.
  • user-centered designAn approach that puts users' needs, goals and limits at the centre of every stage of design, using research and testing with real people to guide decisions.

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