Consequence Calculus

The decision-making process by which disabled individuals weigh all available options for addressing an access barrier and select the option that best matches their priorities given their contextual factors. Consequence calculus involves evaluating trade-offs across multiple dimensions—including safety, affordability, social acceptability, energy expenditure, pain, and identity alignment—to choose among the tools and strategies in one's repertoire. This process is often second nature, performed quickly and intuitively, but it reflects complex, deeply personal reasoning about what is most important in a given moment.