Accessibility
General Information
ThriveDivergently.org is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, meaning being easy to use, using your system resources with moderation, and respecting your choice of device and its settings.
There is no "mobile version" of the website, simply because it isn't necessary to render properly on a mobile device; however, the top navigation bar will collapse to a drop-down menu if your screen or browser window is too narrow to show all its options.
This website does not use cookies nor JavaScript and should be screen-reader compatible.
Text-Only Modes and Braille Compatibility
Users who want to view this website in plain text have two primary options:
- Lynx (Recommended) - a free, text-based web browser for all major operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and MacOS.
Lynx is the best option for Refreshable Braille Display devices and maximizes compatibility with screen readers.
- Users can also turn off styling, but keep images, by using their web browser's native function. The best intructions will be found under your browser's "Help" menu, but most will instruct you to navigate to "View > Page Style > No Style" in the web browser's main menu.
Adjusting Your Browser's Accessibility Settings
Please see below for links to browser-specific help with setting up accessibility features:
- Mozilla Firefox - Derivatives like LibreWolf and Waterfox should use most of the same settings.
- Lynx - Note that Lynx is usually opened from the command line, so text size and colors will usually be controlled by your chosen Terminal emulator.
- Safari - Safari is a MacOS application and as such Accessibility is controlled by the Operating System.
- Google Chrome - Other Chromium-based browsers should use most of the same settings.
- Microsoft Edge - Also a Chromium-based browser.
Our Colors and Text Style
By default, and based on community feedback, this website uses muted colors with light text on a dark background to ameliorate the "staring at a light bulb" effect that light backgrounds can cause.
All text on this website (except for the footer) is scaled to be at least 20% larger than your browser's default to help accomodate visually impaired users who need help from this page to make this website easier to use.
The two custom text faces (fonts) we use are both free software, and they were selected because they are comfortable and easy to read.
- Tuffy - a modern sans-serif face used for the navigation bar and the site footer. We use the Bold variant, and our logo was created with a modified version of this face. This will fall back to your default sans-serif if you disable loading web fonts.
- ET Book - an old-style serif face used for everything else. We use ET Book because it is a free reimplementation of Monotype Bembo, a design which has been prized for centuries for being easy to read. This will fall back to your default serif if you disable loading web fonts.
As noted above, the default color and text settings can be overridden by your browser's rendering settings or extensions/add-ons, which may be especially beneficial for users more comfortable with faces like Comic Sans or OpenDyslexic.
External Accessibility Resources
These may be useful for making your devices easier to use, outside the context of browsing this website: