Ableism in Atheism Anonymous #58

Do you consider yourself to be a person with a disability?

Physical and Mental

• Dyslexia
• Dyspraxia
• Asthma (to the point wher i cannot run)

Have you (or do you personally know someone who has) felt out-of-place or limited your involvement with an atheist community because of disability-related situations?

Blogs/ Websites using small fonts with little contrast between the text and the background. (Stick with black and white it works.)
Walls of text with no structure to break it up for those of us with reading dificulties.

What steps could atheist communities take to become more inclusive?

Pay more attention to the text you use. both it’s structure, the font and the colours used.
Sans Serif font is best for easy reading (Yes even comic sans)
Black text and white bacgrounds are standard for a reason. It works well with the various coloured reading aids.
Sub headings in large amounts of text are your friend.

Any other thoughts about ableism and atheism?

Predjudice of all kinds is stupid. atheism is not immune from stupid bigoted idionts and probably never will be. But some of us can improve things.

Response #58 from the Ableism in Atheism survey.

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