website design? rape survivor comms?

[nerdflighter]

can somebody come onto this post or my inbox and talk about how communities for survivors of violence (sexual/otherwise) are structured? and if you had the ability to design a community for survivors, what would you really want? what features are indispensable and which ones would be amazing to have? I'm working on a website for refugees to connect with other refugees (please ask me about it) and I'm trying to look at the closest analogues that I know of that have established communities - I'm also looking at reddit subs for abuse survivors. I want to know what makes these spaces work, and I want to know how to make them as easy to work with as possible. everything you can give me, please.

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[wellthisisnice]

Oh, definitely go with mobile-friendly design! The main reason i decided to create a website about asexuality in my native language, beside lack of truly accessible 101 info, was that even though most anyone uses their phone as their primary access to the Internet nowdays (especially for non-work stuff) the only mobile-friendly ace resource available was Facebook, which is not very... human-friendly. Especially for older, neurodivergent, and disabled folks, and those fleeing violence and abuse.

This video has some tips on how to build mobile-friendly websites.

This is even more relevant in refugee communities, that we know use their smartphones as sometimes their only way to find resources and connect with others. It can also be used against them, so take that into consideration when building the site too.

Related to that, remember to look up universal and accessible web design. Accessibility checklists are great for this, and some of these considerations can be useful not only for disabled users, but also for those you may not be fluent in the language(s) your website is built, since accessible informational design offers simplified language and multiple info clues (like, for example, consistent colors and icons).

[nerdflighter]

good point about Accessibility! and thanks for the links, I'll look into them <3