After lots of hard work tinkering with words, pictures and html, we’re really excited to announce the launch of our new website! We have a lovely new home on the web and hope that you find our content interesting and useful. Find us at ydrf.org.uk.
Our aim was to make a space that is open, welcoming and inclusive to as many people as possible. We’ve done our best to make sure we’ve included features throughout the site which make it accessible to people with a wide range of needs.
Accessibility: The most important feature of our website
On all pages of our site, you should find:
- clear, straightforward language
- headings and lists that help organise content and make it easy to follow
- a good structure that can be navigated by screen reading software and/or by keyboard
- pictures which are relevant to written content
- alt text on all images
- colours, images and fonts which have been chosen with clarity in mind
If there’s anything you think we’ve missed or there’s something you think we could be doing better, then please get in touch and let us know. We’re doing our best to learn and find out about how we can improve!
Our goals
Using this website we want to provide a space for the disability community to come together to connect with each other and take positive action to improve the human rights for disabled people in York.
On the pages of this site you can find out:
- all about the York Disability Rights Forum
- how you can join the Forum and get involved with its activities
- the latest news and opinion pieces from Forum members
- useful resources for the disability community
- ways to contact the Forum
- about the people in the Forum Steering Group
Say hello!
Take a look around the pages of the site and let us know what you think. You can email us at hello@ydrf.org.uk or find us on Twitter and Facebook.
If you’d like to get involved with the Forum then head over to our ‘Join the Forum‘ page. Or to sign up to get our email newsletter, fill out your details below.
Thanks!
The Steering Group.
Sign up to become a member or ally with the Forum
Member: York Disability Rights Forum is open to people over the age of 18 who live, work, or study in York and identify as disabled or as having a disability*.
*Please note, YDRF includes autism, ADHD, and other neurodivergence in our definition of disability, as the neurotypical society we live in is disabling for neurodivergent folks. There are of course other disabilities as well, and we do not require ‘proof’ of disablement to become a member of YDRF.
Ally: You can also choose to join the Forum as an ally if you would like to be involved but don’t identify as disabled or as having a disability.