▲ 142 ▼ Is there a word for the phenomena where everyone benefits from design decisions made to help vulnerable populations? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago* by ALostInquirer@lemm.ee to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/26107632
[–] otter@lemmy.ca 81 points 2 years ago* (3 children) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect This might be it, although it might be specific to disability. ex. Closed captions, cuts in sidewalks permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] valen@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) When closed captioning for TVs was being rolled out by government mandate in the US, there was widespread anger over having the cost of a TV increase by $0.25 for everyone for a feature that would only help a few. I was sickened by the callousness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Plus people rarely know in advance that they might become disabled later in life, so they are shooting themselves in the foot by protesting when they are lucky enough to be able bodied in the present day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) They won't be able bodied for long if they shoot themselves in the foot! Seriously though, some people refer to abled body people as TABs, which stands for Temporarily Able-Bodied, to drive the point that advocating against or ignoring issues which negatively impact people who are disabled may include themselves in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I like that and will start using it. We’re all pretty helpless after birth and before death, so being able bodied is just a temporary phase in the middle, for those lucky enough to not be born with a disability or acquire one in the middle of life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Hey, that's about $2 today! permalink fedilink source parent [–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee [S] 14 points 2 years ago* Huh, I've not read of that before! That definitely fits with what I was wondering, and points to other terms that may apply as well (universal/inclusive design). Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent [–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Nice. Today I learned a new term. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] valen@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (2 children) When closed captioning for TVs was being rolled out by government mandate in the US, there was widespread anger over having the cost of a TV increase by $0.25 for everyone for a feature that would only help a few. I was sickened by the callousness. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Plus people rarely know in advance that they might become disabled later in life, so they are shooting themselves in the foot by protesting when they are lucky enough to be able bodied in the present day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) They won't be able bodied for long if they shoot themselves in the foot! Seriously though, some people refer to abled body people as TABs, which stands for Temporarily Able-Bodied, to drive the point that advocating against or ignoring issues which negatively impact people who are disabled may include themselves in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I like that and will start using it. We’re all pretty helpless after birth and before death, so being able bodied is just a temporary phase in the middle, for those lucky enough to not be born with a disability or acquire one in the middle of life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Hey, that's about $2 today! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Plus people rarely know in advance that they might become disabled later in life, so they are shooting themselves in the foot by protesting when they are lucky enough to be able bodied in the present day. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) They won't be able bodied for long if they shoot themselves in the foot! Seriously though, some people refer to abled body people as TABs, which stands for Temporarily Able-Bodied, to drive the point that advocating against or ignoring issues which negatively impact people who are disabled may include themselves in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I like that and will start using it. We’re all pretty helpless after birth and before death, so being able bodied is just a temporary phase in the middle, for those lucky enough to not be born with a disability or acquire one in the middle of life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) They won't be able bodied for long if they shoot themselves in the foot! Seriously though, some people refer to abled body people as TABs, which stands for Temporarily Able-Bodied, to drive the point that advocating against or ignoring issues which negatively impact people who are disabled may include themselves in the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I like that and will start using it. We’re all pretty helpless after birth and before death, so being able bodied is just a temporary phase in the middle, for those lucky enough to not be born with a disability or acquire one in the middle of life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I like that and will start using it. We’re all pretty helpless after birth and before death, so being able bodied is just a temporary phase in the middle, for those lucky enough to not be born with a disability or acquire one in the middle of life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Hey, that's about $2 today! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee [S] 14 points 2 years ago* Huh, I've not read of that before! That definitely fits with what I was wondering, and points to other terms that may apply as well (universal/inclusive design). Thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago Nice. Today I learned a new term. permalink fedilink source parent