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What you're describing is named the "curb cut effect" [0].

> The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. For example, many hearing people use closed captioning.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect



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