End-User Elicitation

A participatory research method where end users are asked to propose or create their own interaction techniques, gestures, or commands for a given system function, rather than having researchers prescribe interactions in advance. In accessibility research, elicitation studies are particularly valuable because they reveal how people with disabilities naturally prefer to interact with technology, producing gesture sets and interaction patterns that align with users' actual motor abilities and preferences. This approach helps avoid the common pitfall of designing interactions based on assumptions about what users with disabilities can or cannot do.