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Access Barrier Userdescribed Category Tool

Preserve a user-described access barrier alongside a user-selected category without diagnosing disability or recoding the experience.

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Description

Require nonempty userDescription and chosenCategory, quote the description, and append user-selected category wording.

Accessibility decisions depend on the person, context, content, and relevant design requirements. A supplied measurement or formatting check addresses one condition and cannot establish that an entire interface, sign, or space is accessible.

Require nonempty userDescription and chosenCategory, quote the description, and append user-selected category wording.

When to use this tool

Use Access Barrier Userdescribed Category when you need one documented accessibility component under a supplied criterion.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter userDescription, chosenCategory. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read label. Use the output convention below.

Require nonempty userDescription and chosenCategory, quote the description, and append user-selected category wording.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
userDescriptionUser DescriptionRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
chosenCategoryChosen CategoryRequired. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
labelFormatted label for the supplied components under the convention above.Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192.
json
{
  "input": {
    "userDescription": "Door feels heavy",
    "chosenCategory": "physical access"
  },
  "output": {
    "label": "\"Door feels heavy\" [user-selected category: physical access]"
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • The category is preserved rather than inferred; this does not judge the user's experience, diagnose a condition, or certify an accessibility assessment.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Evaluate the complete experience with relevant guidance, appropriate expertise, and people who use the access features.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: disability-studies/access-barrier-userdescribed-category — tool.io

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