| Approaches | Disabled | Young | Elderly |
| Group Discussion | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Usability Context Analysis | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brainstorming | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Naturalistic Observation | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Surveys | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Ethnographic Approach / Contextual Inquiry | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Focus Groups | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Interviews | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Functionality Matrix | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Task Allocation Charts | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Task Analysis | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wizard of Oz Prototyping | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Paper Prototyping | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Scenario Building | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Storyboarding / Presentation Scenarios | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Empathic modelling | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Video Prototyping | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diary Methods | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Rapid Prototyping & RAD/JAD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Laboratory-based Observation | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Co-operative Evaluation | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Parallel Design | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Walkthrough | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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