Accessibility on Dreamwidth

 

One of the things DW really tries to keep as a major priority is accessibility for people with disabilities and people who use assistive technology. We have a project team devoted solely to accessibility, with their own project community: dw_accessibility .

 

Every single study we've seen, however, says that there's no One True Way that assistive technology users work. Therefore, we need as many perspectives as we can find. If you have accessibility needs, or access DW through assistive technology (screenreaders are the most obvious example, but there are many other forms of assistive tech), please consider joining

or watching dw_accessibility. The more perspectives and ideas we hear in the community, the more we are able to make DW accessible and useful for everyone.

 

Our developers care very deeply about universal and accessible design, and we want to make sure that the site is useful and usable by everyone. If you have a few minutes a week that you can use to give feedback on how you use your assistive tech, or what methods you would find most useful for your own personal needs, please give us a hand.

 

 

 

On that note, this week's community promo theme is disability-related communities:

 

* cookability : A community focused around accessible cooking, including sharing tips and recipes on how to feed yourself on a limited energy budget.

 

* disability : A general community for discussing disability and providing support.

 

* fucking_meds : A community for kvetching and griping about your medication, with bonus side benefit of sharing what works for you (and what doesn't).

 

Got a good disability-related community? Share it in the comments.