You may not have heard about HealthInfo Island. It is, as you might guess, an island dedicated to providing health information, regarding health, wellness, communities, support and the like. On Sunday they will officially be opening their Accessibility Center between 4pm and 6pm (9th September).The Accessibility Center provides continuing education and awareness about disabilities to the residents of and visitors to SL. The information available at the Center includes material about specific types of disabilities, accessibility in electronic games and virtual worlds, as well as assistive technology in the real world.
Displays at the Accessibility Center currently focus on mobility, vision, hearing and learning impairments. In-world resources for people with disabilities are also highlighted. Several sitting areas provide a pleasing place to sit for frank discussions on disabilities.
Speaking as someone with a hearing disability, and who works with people with learning difficulties and disabilities (the language used in the UK is a little different to the US), I spent a very happy hour looking around. Even if you aren't directly affected, it is well worth a look.
1. Um... wow, that's wrong from my point of view.
Having people to talk about your disabilities in SL is NOT what disable people (whom came to SL) wanted at all.
Clearly first, think about the reason WHY disabled folks came to SL in the first place.
Most of them want to get away from the fact that they are disabled. To mask themselves as normal person that they could never be.
I am too, one of them... and I'm honestly offended by this non-sense. >:/
Yes... I know some people would think it's a good idea to understand disabled people's problem so they can work around them.
The problem is, most of us don't want damn pity. How is this helping?
Posted at 5:39PM on Sep 6th 2007 by Nacon