Near-Miss Detection
Also known as: Near-Miss Interaction
A strategy for identifying when a user almost but not quite succeeds at a device interaction, suggesting they might benefit from an accessibility accommodation. For example, if a user repeatedly attempts a double-click but falls just outside the required timing threshold, the system can infer that a slower click speed setting would help. Near-miss detection is valuable because it identifies accessibility needs passively from natural device usage, without requiring users to self-identify or seek out features manually.
Category: assistive technology · mobile accessibility · interaction design · personalization
Related: Accessibility Feature Discovery · AssistiveTouch · Situational Impairment