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Designing so the door opens for everyone, not just the people who look like the architect.
means The practice of making products, spaces, and information usable by people with disabilities and, conveniently, everyone else.
from From Latin accessus, an approach or entrance, via access; the abstract noun bloomed in the 20th century as ramps, captions, and rights laws made reaching things a measurable design goal.
Curb-cut effectRamps for wheelchairs also help strollers, luggage, everyone.
Telephone originBell tinkered with hearing devices for the deaf.
Legal teethThe 1990 ADA made access a US civil right.
Email captionsTexting was born from deaf-community demand.