Situational Impairment Mapping

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situational-impairment-mapping

Map situational impairments that affect all users in specific contexts — not just people with permanent disabilities. Use when designing for mobile, outdoor, noisy, stressful, or multitasking contexts. Triggers on: situational, context of use, environment, one-handed, bright sunlight, noisy, driving, multitasking, gloves, temporary disability, context, edge case.

Overview

Publisher	Owl-Listener
Repository	`inclusive-design-skills`
Skill name	`situational-impairment-mapping`
Stars	108
Forks	28
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by Owl-Listener on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Situational Impairment Mapping AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/inclusive-personas/skills/situational-impairment-mapping
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/inclusive-personas/skills/situational-impairment-mapping

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

CancelContinue

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills.git /tmp/inclusive-design-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/inclusive-design-skills/inclusive-personas/skills/situational-impairment-mapping .claude/skills/situational-impairment-mapping

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Situational Impairment Mapping in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Situational Impairment Mapping on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Situational Impairment Mapping is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Situational Impairment Mapping

Map the situations where ANY user experiences impairment — because accessibility isn't just about permanent disability. It's about the reality that every human has reduced capability in certain contexts.

Why This Matters

Situational impairment is the argument that makes accessibility resonate with stakeholders who think "our users aren't disabled." Every user IS impaired in the right context. Designing for impairment is designing for reality.

The Impairment Spectrum

For each sense and ability, map permanent, temporary, and situational:

Vision

Permanent: blind, low vision, colour vision deficiency
Temporary: eye surgery recovery, dilated pupils, eye infection
Situational: bright sunlight, dirty screen, small screen at arm's length, driving (eyes on road)

Hearing

Permanent: deaf, hard of hearing
Temporary: ear infection, tinnitus flare-up
Situational: noisy pub, public transport, sleeping partner nearby, no headphones available, wearing ear protection

Motor

Permanent: paralysis, tremor, limb difference, arthritis
Temporary: broken arm, sprained wrist, holding a baby
Situational: wearing gloves, carrying bags, one hand holding a coffee, bumpy train, standing on a bus

Cognitive

Permanent: ADHD, dyslexia, intellectual disability
Temporary: concussion, medication side effects, chemotherapy
Situational: sleep deprived, stressed, grieving, multitasking, unfamiliar language, time pressure, emotional distress

Speech

Permanent: stutter, non-verbal, atypical speech
Temporary: laryngitis, dental procedure, throat surgery
Situational: quiet library, loud environment (can't be heard), privacy concerns (others listening)

How to Use This Map

In Design Reviews

For each feature, walk through the impairment spectrum:

Pick a situational impairment relevant to your product context
Attempt the task under that constraint
Document where the design fails or creates friction
Propose fixes that work for the situational case — they'll also work for the permanent case

In Stakeholder Conversations

When someone says "our users aren't disabled":

"40% of your users are on mobile in varying conditions"
"Every user on a train has a motor impairment"
"Every user in a loud café has a hearing impairment"
"Every user at the end of a long day has a cognitive impairment"
The solutions that help these users are the same solutions that help users with permanent disabilities

In Persona Development

Add a "context of use" section to every persona that includes:

Primary environment (office, home, commute, outdoors)
Common situational impairments in that environment
Devices and conditions (mobile on a bus, laptop in a café)

Context Audit Template

For your specific product, fill in:

User context	Visual impact	Hearing impact	Motor impact	Cognitive impact
Commuting	Glare, small screen	Background noise	One hand, movement	Distracted
At desk	Minimal	Open office noise	Minimal	Meeting fatigue
At home	Varied lighting	Kids, TV	Possibly holding child	Possibly multitasking
Outdoors	Bright sun, rain	Wind, traffic	Gloves, cold hands	Navigation distraction

Assessment Questions

Have you mapped situational impairments for your product's primary use contexts?
Have you tested key tasks under realistic situational constraints?
Does your persona set include context-of-use with situational impairments?
Can stakeholders articulate how accessibility benefits all users in context?

Frequently asked questions

What does the Situational Impairment Mapping AI skill do?

Why use Situational Impairment Mapping on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Situational Impairment Mapping is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Situational Impairment Mapping in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Owl-Listener/inclusive-design-skills/tree/main/inclusive-personas/skills/situational-impairment-mapping. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Situational Impairment Mapping?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Situational Impairment Mapping?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Situational Impairment Mapping with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Situational Impairment Mapping AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by Owl-Listener under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Situational Impairment Mapping

Why This Matters

The Impairment Spectrum

Vision

Hearing

Motor

Cognitive

Speech

How to Use This Map

In Design Reviews

In Stakeholder Conversations

In Persona Development

Context Audit Template

Assessment Questions

Frequently asked questions

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