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.[1] 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.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Fueling the Creation of New Electronic Curbcuts". The Center for an Accessible Society. 1999. Archived from the original on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. Blackwell, Angela Glover (2017). "The Curb-Cut Effect". Stanford Social Innovation Review. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  3. Peterson, Julie (July 15, 2015). "Smashing barriers to access: Disability activism and curb cuts". National Museum of American History. Retrieved April 30, 2022.


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