situational-impairment-mapping

Name: situational-impairment-mapping
Author: Owl-Listener

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How to install situational-impairment-mapping?

owl-listener/inclusive-design-skills/situational-impairment-mapping

$npx -y skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill situational-impairment-mapping

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Summary

Map situational impairments that affect all users in specific contexts — not just people with permanent disabilities. Use when designing for mobile, outdoor, noisy, stressful, or multitasking contexts. Triggers on: situational, context of use, environment, one-handed, bright sunl

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1	# Situational Impairment Mapping
2
3	Map the situations where ANY user experiences impairment — because
4	accessibility isn't just about permanent disability. It's about the
5	reality that every human has reduced capability in certain contexts.
6
7	## Why This Matters
8
9	Situational impairment is the argument that makes accessibility
10	resonate with stakeholders who think "our users aren't disabled."
11	Every user IS impaired in the right context. Designing for impairment
12	is designing for reality.
13
14	## The Impairment Spectrum
15
16	For each sense and ability, map permanent, temporary, and situational:
17
18	### Vision
19	- Permanent: blind, low vision, colour vision deficiency
20	- Temporary: eye surgery recovery, dilated pupils, eye infection
21	- Situational: bright sunlight, dirty screen, small screen at
22	arm's length, driving (eyes on road)
23
24	### Hearing
25	- Permanent: deaf, hard of hearing
26	- Temporary: ear infection, tinnitus flare-up
27	- Situational: noisy pub, public transport, sleeping partner nearby,
28	no headphones available, wearing ear protection
29
30	### Motor
31	- Permanent: paralysis, tremor, limb difference, arthritis
32	- Temporary: broken arm, sprained wrist, holding a baby
33	- Situational: wearing gloves, carrying bags, one hand holding a
34	coffee, bumpy train, standing on a bus
35
36	### Cognitive
37	- Permanent: ADHD, dyslexia, intellectual disability
38	- Temporary: concussion, medication side effects, chemotherapy
39	- Situational: sleep deprived, stressed, grieving, multitasking,
40	unfamiliar language, time pressure, emotional distress
41
42	### Speech
43	- Permanent: stutter, non-verbal, atypical speech
44	- Temporary: laryngitis, dental procedure, throat surgery
45	- Situational: quiet library, loud environment (can't be heard),
46	privacy concerns (others listening)
47
48	## How to Use This Map
49
50	### In Design Reviews
51	For each feature, walk through the impairment spectrum:
52	1. Pick a situational impairment relevant to your product context
53	2. Attempt the task under that constraint
54	3. Document where the design fails or creates friction
55	4. Propose fixes that work for the situational case — they'll
56	also work for the permanent case
57
58	### In Stakeholder Conversations
59	When someone says "our users aren't disabled":
60	- "40% of your users are on mobile in varying conditions"
61	- "Every user on a train has a motor impairment"
62	- "Every user in a loud café has a hearing impairment"
63	- "Every user at the end of a long day has a cognitive impairment"
64	- The solutions that help these users are the same solutions that
65	help users with permanent disabilities
66
67	### In Persona Development
68	Add a "context of use" section to every persona that includes:
69	- Primary environment (office, home, commute, outdoors)
70	- Common situational impairments in that environment
71	- Devices and conditions (mobile on a bus, laptop in a café)
72
73	## Context Audit Template
74
75	For your specific product, fill in:
76
77	\| User context \| Visual impact \| Hearing impact \| Motor impact \| Cognitive impact \|
78	\|-------------\|--------------\|----------------\|--------------\|-----------------\|
79	\| Commuting \| Glare, small screen \| Background noise \| One hand, movement \| Distracted \|
80	\| At desk \| Minimal \| Open office noise \| Minimal \| Meeting fatigue \|
81	\| At home \| Varied lighting \| Kids, TV \| Possibly holding child \| Possibly multitasking \|
82	\| Outdoors \| Bright sun, rain \| Wind, traffic \| Gloves, cold hands \| Navigation distraction \|
83
84	## Assessment Questions
85
86	1. Have you mapped situational impairments for your product's primary
87	use contexts?
88	2. Have you tested key tasks under realistic situational constraints?
89	3. Does your persona set include context-of-use with situational
90	impairments?
91	4. Can stakeholders articulate how accessibility benefits all users
92	in context?

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How to install situational-impairment-mapping?

owl-listener/inclusive-design-skills/situational-impairment-mapping

$npx -y skills add Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills --skill situational-impairment-mapping

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Situational Impairment Mapping
2
3	Map the situations where ANY user experiences impairment — because
4	accessibility isn't just about permanent disability. It's about the
5	reality that every human has reduced capability in certain contexts.
6
7	## Why This Matters
8
9	Situational impairment is the argument that makes accessibility
10	resonate with stakeholders who think "our users aren't disabled."
11	Every user IS impaired in the right context. Designing for impairment
12	is designing for reality.
13
14	## The Impairment Spectrum
15
16	For each sense and ability, map permanent, temporary, and situational:
17
18	### Vision
19	- Permanent: blind, low vision, colour vision deficiency
20	- Temporary: eye surgery recovery, dilated pupils, eye infection
21	- Situational: bright sunlight, dirty screen, small screen at
22	arm's length, driving (eyes on road)
23
24	### Hearing
25	- Permanent: deaf, hard of hearing
26	- Temporary: ear infection, tinnitus flare-up
27	- Situational: noisy pub, public transport, sleeping partner nearby,
28	no headphones available, wearing ear protection
29
30	### Motor
31	- Permanent: paralysis, tremor, limb difference, arthritis
32	- Temporary: broken arm, sprained wrist, holding a baby
33	- Situational: wearing gloves, carrying bags, one hand holding a
34	coffee, bumpy train, standing on a bus
35
36	### Cognitive
37	- Permanent: ADHD, dyslexia, intellectual disability
38	- Temporary: concussion, medication side effects, chemotherapy
39	- Situational: sleep deprived, stressed, grieving, multitasking,
40	unfamiliar language, time pressure, emotional distress
41
42	### Speech
43	- Permanent: stutter, non-verbal, atypical speech
44	- Temporary: laryngitis, dental procedure, throat surgery
45	- Situational: quiet library, loud environment (can't be heard),
46	privacy concerns (others listening)
47
48	## How to Use This Map
49
50	### In Design Reviews
51	For each feature, walk through the impairment spectrum:
52	1. Pick a situational impairment relevant to your product context
53	2. Attempt the task under that constraint
54	3. Document where the design fails or creates friction
55	4. Propose fixes that work for the situational case — they'll
56	also work for the permanent case
57
58	### In Stakeholder Conversations
59	When someone says "our users aren't disabled":
60	- "40% of your users are on mobile in varying conditions"
61	- "Every user on a train has a motor impairment"
62	- "Every user in a loud café has a hearing impairment"
63	- "Every user at the end of a long day has a cognitive impairment"
64	- The solutions that help these users are the same solutions that
65	help users with permanent disabilities
66
67	### In Persona Development
68	Add a "context of use" section to every persona that includes:
69	- Primary environment (office, home, commute, outdoors)
70	- Common situational impairments in that environment
71	- Devices and conditions (mobile on a bus, laptop in a café)
72
73	## Context Audit Template
74
75	For your specific product, fill in:
76
77	\| User context \| Visual impact \| Hearing impact \| Motor impact \| Cognitive impact \|
78	\|-------------\|--------------\|----------------\|--------------\|-----------------\|
79	\| Commuting \| Glare, small screen \| Background noise \| One hand, movement \| Distracted \|
80	\| At desk \| Minimal \| Open office noise \| Minimal \| Meeting fatigue \|
81	\| At home \| Varied lighting \| Kids, TV \| Possibly holding child \| Possibly multitasking \|
82	\| Outdoors \| Bright sun, rain \| Wind, traffic \| Gloves, cold hands \| Navigation distraction \|
83
84	## Assessment Questions
85
86	1. Have you mapped situational impairments for your product's primary
87	use contexts?
88	2. Have you tested key tasks under realistic situational constraints?
89	3. Does your persona set include context-of-use with situational
90	impairments?
91	4. Can stakeholders articulate how accessibility benefits all users
92	in context?

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