This page provides definitions for Natively Adaptive Interfaces (NAI) terms.
A
- Ability-based design
- An approach that centers the design of interfaces on the diverse capabilities of users, focusing on what they can do and creating experiences that utilize those strengths.
C
- Content transformation
- The agent transforming outputs to the user's preferred or necessary interaction modality, for example, visual to audio.
- Curb-cut effect
- The phenomenon where designs created to address the needs of users at the margins, such as accessibility features for disabled individuals, often result in benefits for a significantly larger user base.
E
- Edge use case
- Specific user interaction needs that are often extreme or less common. Intentionally addressing such needs can lead to broader benefits for a diverse population, a phenomenom known as the curb-cut effect.
- Equivalent experiences
- Ensuring all users can achieve the same goals and derive comparable value, even if interaction methods differ.
I
- Information seeking
- Users accessing information through the agent, even beyond what's immediately visible.
M
- Multimodal AI agent
- An agent that can process information from diverse sensory signals such as voice, text, and images.
- Multimodal interaction
- Combining modalities for richer interaction. For example, if a user shows an agent a menu picture and asks for off-menu information, like opening times, the agent can find these details online to provide the correct response.
- Multimodal orchestration
- Combining and coordinating different types of data and information, often from various sources, to achieve a specific outcome.
N
- Natively Adaptive Interfaces (NAI)
- An approach where accessibility is integrated into the core of a multimodal AI agent that acts as the primary user interface.
U
- Universal design
- The principle of creating environments and products in such a way that they are accessible and usable by individuals of all abilities, without the need for specialized adaptations.
- User-centered design (UCD)
- An iterative process that proactively involves that proactively involves individuals of all abilities in every design stage. This collaborative approach aims to make products, services, and environments not only usable and effective, but also inherently inclusive and equitable. This can lead to minimizing barriers and maximizing access for the widest possible range of users from the outset.