Design Justice

A framework that centers the perspectives of people who are most impacted by design decisions, ensuring that design processes, practices, and outcomes distribute benefits and burdens equitably. Coined by Sasha Costanza-Chock, design justice challenges traditional design power structures by asking who participates in design, who benefits, and whose values are embedded in technology. In accessibility, design justice extends "nothing about us without us" principles by examining how design processes themselves can perpetuate ableism, and advocates for disabled and neurodivergent people to lead rather than merely participate in creating the technologies that shape their lives.