Adaptive Navigation

A technique in which a system dynamically modifies the presentation of navigational elements (such as links, menus, or breadcrumbs) based on user characteristics, behaviour, or context. In accessibility applications, adaptive navigation can reorder, annotate, hide, or highlight links to help users with disabilities find content more efficiently. Examples include sorting links by accessibility score for blind users, simplifying navigation structures for users with cognitive impairments, or adjusting link presentation based on individual browsing patterns. Adaptive navigation draws on information foraging theory to enhance information scent and reduce the cognitive or physical cost of finding desired content.