Accessibility & Inclusive Design Research
Evidence you can design with
Accessible design is not a compliance checklist bolted on at the end; it is a set of measurable design decisions about who can actually use a product. Research in this area quantifies where designs exclude people and what fixes them.
This page collects studies on visual accessibility and contrast, hearing and auditory design, motor access and target size, cognitive accessibility and plain language, assistive technology compatibility, ageing populations, and universal design principles.
Each summary keeps the study population and sample size visible, because accessibility findings rarely transfer cleanly between user groups.
Questions this research helps answer
- What target sizes work for users with reduced motor control?
- How do older users differ in interface performance?
- Which design changes measurably improve comprehension?
Accessibility research on DesignDex covers inclusive design, universal design, assistive technology, visual accessibility, ageing and design, cognitive accessibility. Part of 8 design research topics.