We co-sign this statement by Disability Rights Washington.
Disability Rights Washington is committed to producing a wide variety of accessible formats for its informational materials. This is so individuals can always acquire needed disability rights information in a manner that is relevant and respectful. We recognize it is impossible for each web feature to be accessible to all people at all times. Our strategy for web accessibility, then, is to provide the same key information in enough varied formats so that it is always accessible, engaging, informative and relevant to each web user, no matter content form.
Accessibility – Disability Rights Washington
Accessibility is not an add-on.
It’s part of how we build the world we want to live in — a world where people of all bodyminds can participate, create, belong, and teach without having to shrink themselves to fit arbitrary norms.
At Stimpunks, accessibility is rooted in lived experience, mutual care, and infrastructure design. It is not about “tolerance,” “accommodation,” or “special favors.” It is about recognizing that every environment, every tool, every interface has built-in assumptions about how people move, sense, think, and connect — and that those assumptions can exclude, injure, or erase real people.
This page explains what accessibility means to us, how it shows up in our work, and the standards we use to test whether something is truly accessible — not just “compliant.”
Accessibility is about:
- Respecting real human variation
- Lowering barriers before expecting people to adapt
- Designing systems that respond to who people actually are
- Building resources that people can use without explanation
We apply accessibility as a lens across everything we do: language, governance, design, publishing, education, and community processes. This isn’t a checklist you finish once. It’s a practice you grow with.
If you’ve ever fought to be seen, heard, understood, or included — this is our common ground. Welcome.
- Accessibility is design for real human variation.
- Lowering barriers is how we welcome people.
- Access isn’t extra — it’s essential.
We use “Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker” to audit our website for WCAG, ADA, and section 508 accessibility errors.
If you encounter information on our website which you cannot access, please let us know so that we can correct the error.
Our digital composition aims to be accessible while progressively disclosing lots of information. For a much more extensive explanation of our practices, visit “Stimpunks.org House Style Guide“.
