The principles of inclusive design are as follows:
1. Diversity: Inclusive design acknowledges and respects the diversity of human beings, including their abilities, needs, and preferences.
2. Equitable: It ensures that everyone has equal access and opportunity to use a product, service, or environment without discrimination or barriers.
3. Flexibility: Inclusive design aims to cater to a wide range of user needs and preferences by offering multiple options and adaptable features.
4. Simple and Intuitive: It strives to create an interface or experience that is easy to understand and navigate, making it accessible to all users, regardless of their level of expertise or ability.
5. Perceptible Information: Inclusive design emphasizes the importance of presenting information in multiple ways (e.g., text, images, audio) to accommodate different sensory abilities and learning styles.
6. Tolerance for Error: Inclusive design anticipates and accommodates user errors by providing clear feedback, error prevention strategies, and easy error recovery options.
7. Low Physical Effort: It aims to minimize physical effort or strain required to use a product or service, ensuring a comfortable and inclusive experience for a broad range of users.
8. Size and Space for Approach and Use: Inclusive design provides adequate space and clear pathways for users with different mobility devices, allowing them to approach and use a product or service comfortably.
9. Community of Users: It actively involves diverse user perspectives and feedback in the design process to ensure that the end product caters to the actual needs and preferences of the target user base.
10. Continual Learning: Inclusive design promotes ongoing learning and improvement by gathering user feedback, conducting usability tests, and staying updated with emerging technologies and best practices.
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