Though most people don’t realize it, actions like “cleaning,” “typing,” and on and on have multiple steps.
Removing dust from the floor
- Go over to the closet.
- Open closet door.
- Look for the broom and tray.
- Take the broom and tray out of the closet.
- Move the broom and tray to the floor.
- Close closet door.
- Start in one section of the floor.
- Place broom on floor. Place tray near broom.
- While holding tray near broom, move broom on floor. Move visible dust from the floor to the tray.
- If section is completely clean, discard dust in garbage bin
- Repeat numbers 8 to 10 for another section and so on until the floor is completely clean.
- Go over to the closet.
- Open closet door.
- Place broom and tray in closet.
- Close closet door.
Typing (with vision)
- Open typing application / turn on typing device.
- Think of a word to type.
- Look at keyboard for the first letter of the word you thought of.
- Press the letter.
- If it is not yet the last letter of the word, go back to number 3.
- If you are typing another word, press space. Go back to number 3 for the next word.
See these multiple steps? The extent to which people perceive multiple steps in a specific larger action is a spectrum. Most people perceive a larger action as a single step, but not all do. Indeed, it can be difficult to do certain things if you’re Disabled because you cannot do certain substeps very well or at all. Or, you may not be able to process those substeps.