@cybersquat @vodkasocks and I watched an episode the other day and boy was it a Throwback™
“His clothes had been formed from a single bolt of white fabric -not a robe, not a dress, but rather something in between, pleated and draped over his muscular body. A golden cuff of an upright serpent encircled one powerful bicep, offsetting his near-glowing dark skin, and a radiant crown of golden spikes -the rays of the sun, I realized- glistened atop his onyx hair.
The sun personified. Powerful, lazy with grace, capable of kindness and wrath. Nearly as beautiful as Rhysand. And somehow-somehow colder than Kallias. […] But perhaps the physical power of him was the sleight of hand.
For Helion’s other title was Spell-Clever, and his one thousand libraries were rumored to contain the knowledge of the world. Perhaps all that knowledge had made him too aware, too cold behind those bright eyes.”
Helion, High Lord of the Day Court, from A Court of Wings and Ruin, by Sarah J. Maas.
Listen right……
I’m dead.
So my council put these up for international day of people with disability. i have big issues with this but im too tired to put them into words. might come back and do a thing on it later. if anyone else wants to write about this, go ahead.
Wtf?
I just saw this. For some reason it didn’t tag me. Looking at this I just… I don’t think I can express articulately how disgusted this makes me. I can’t fathom why they felt this was a good idea. I mean if I assume they mean the issue is with able bodied people’s attitudes being a barrier to accessibility I can sorta see while badly worded they were trying… sort of… but if it’s about how disabled people wouldn’t be disabled if they had a better outlook on life? No. Just no. I would personally contact the counsel and ask them wtf they were thinking, because no matter how you interpret it? It’s still problematic, because either it’s saying disabled people just need to be more positive or saying that if able bodied people made places accessible all disabilities would go away. Ugh. I hope whoever came up with this is fired. Anyone have the link to that vine I think it was of a disabled girl reading a message on screen that says “the only disability is a bad attitude” and she stands up and problemly falls over? I feel it fits here.
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just so you know
the US minimum wage that we all agree is too low to live on ($15,080/yr) is far more than many legally disabled people receive in benefits
the maximum SSI for a single person is $8,796/yr
if a disabled person marries another, each drops to a max of $6,600/yr
while you’re fighting for 15 maybe look at that too
Not to mention we aren’t allowed to have more than $2,000 saved at a time. EVER. Like EVER or we lose all benefits completely. In the bank, in cash, it doesn’t matter. The government literally keeps us poor, while also making us pay immense amounts of money for health care that we require to even survive or function (let alone work enough to be able to get off of benefits, not to mention that there are a ton of people who will never be able to do that anyways). It’s a very, very broken system and not one that was ever meant to actually help anyone.
Plus, “marriage equality” is still a huge problem for disabled people (as you can see), which is something almost everyone is ignorant to/doesn’t care about.
DO NOT LEAVE DISABLED PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR ACTIVISM.
As children, we’re trained from an early age not to take up space (especially when you were assigned female at birth). Yet when you’re in a wheelchair, you inevitably take up space, can’t always adjust or shrink yourself to fit, and have to learn to be okay with that.
If you’re struggling with this, it’s okay. There is no timeline for the process of adjusting to and accepting the many realities of being or becoming a wheelchair user.
You have time to adjust, learn, and grow. It won’t be easy, and it’s okay to be in a state of “No, it’s not okay.” Hopefully someday you’ll be more comfortable existing in shared spaces, but for now, focus on taking care of yourself and facing your feelings as they come. Your feelings are valid.
Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility
Karwai Pun, GOV.UK:
The dos and don’ts of designing for accessibility are general guidelines, best design practices for making services accessible in government. Currently, there are six different posters in the series that cater to users from these areas: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers.
[…] Another aim of the posters is that they’re meant to be general guidance as opposed to being overly prescriptive. Using bright contrast was advised for some (such as those with low vision) although some users on the autistic spectrum would prefer differently. Where advice seems contradictory, it’s always worth testing your designs with users to find the right balance, making compromises that best suit the users’ needs.
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I’ve been wanting something like this to reference! Boosting for the others that like to dabble in code/design.
This is some of the most lucidly written accessibility advice I’ve seen. Making accessible web pages should be the default, not an add-on. It’s really not that hard to do, especially when you think about it from the start – and it benefits everyone.
(Obligatory note that there are exceptions to some of these guidelines, e.g., “bunching” some interactions together is an important way to cue which interactions are related to each other, but that’s why these are guidelines, not absolute rules.)
young web designer: thank you oh my god no one has been able to explain this quite as well and this is just good shit
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Designing for users on the autistic spectrum
Do
- use simple colours
- write in plain English
- use simple sentences and bullets
- make buttons descriptive - for example, Attach files
- build simple and consistent layouts
Don’t
- use bright contrasting colours
- use figures of speech and idioms
- create a wall of text
- make buttons vague and unpredictable - for example, Click here
- build complex and cluttered layouts
Designing for users of screen readers
Do
- describe images and provide transcripts for video
- follow a linear, logical layout
- structure content using HTML5
- build for keyboard use only
- write descriptive links and heading - for example, Contact us
Don’t
- only show information in an image or video
- spread content all over a page
- rely on text size and placement for structure
- force mouse or screen use
- write uninformative links and heading - for example, Click here
Designing for users with low vision
Do
- use good contrasts and a readable font size
- publish all information on web pages (HTML)
- use a combination of colour, shapes and text
- follow a linear, logical layout -and ensure text flows and is visible when text is magnified to 200%
- put buttons and notifications in context
Don’t
- use low colour contrasts and small font size
- bury information in downloads
- only use colour to convey meaning
- spread content all over a page -and force user to scroll horizontally when text is magnified to 200%
- separate actions from their context
Designing for users with physical or motor disabilities
Do
- make large clickable actions
- give form fields space
- design for keyboard or speech only use
- design with mobile and touch screen in mind
- provide shortcuts
Don’t
- demand precision
- bunch interactions together
- make dynamic content that requires a lot of mouse movement
- have short time out windows
- tire users with lots of typing and scrolling
Designing for users who are D/deaf or hard of hearing
Do
- write in plain English
- use subtitles or provide transcripts for video
- use a linear, logical layout
- break up content with sub-headings, images and videos
- let users ask for their preferred communication support when booking appointments
Don’t
- use complicated words or figures of speech
- put content in audio or video only
- make complex layouts and menus
- make users read long blocks of content
- don’t make telephone the only means of contact for users
Designing for users with dyslexiaDo
- use images and diagrams to support text
- align text to the left and keep a consistent layout
- consider producing materials in other formats (for example, audio and video)
- keep content short, clear and simple
- let users change the contrast between background and text
Don’t
- use large blocks of heavy text
- underline words, use italics or write capitals
- force users to remember things from previous pages - give reminders and prompts
- rely on accurate spelling - use autocorrect or provide suggestions
- put too much information in one place
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Someone asked about this a while back. I can’t remember their username to tag them but hopefully they see this post.