A study compared usability feedback from participants with self-identified cognitive disabilities against general population testers across three AI-generated websites. Cognitive participants uncovered 1.8× more issues and made 1.8× more suggestions, with distinct patterns in content, icons, and visual elements and varied usability scores.

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