accessibility of written form

[kossai]

crosspost from tumblr .

in terms of accessibility , specifically in how people write posts , want to remind everyone that not every difference is choice , and thus not able to change . 

differences which can not just change : 

• dyslexia 
• use of assistive technologies to type
• not first language
• word salad - as in symptom of things like mania , schizophrenia , this is not simple word for misinformation
• brain injuries
• in general , any " different from normal " grasp on language - syntaxes , grammars , word retrievals , traits beyond spelling

of course , yes , non-native speakers can learn more natural fluency with time , some dyslexic people can use autocorrect or dictation to lower letter mistakes , and so on .
but these situations can not just change upon request , and most will not just recover later . someone with brain injury in language centres can not just spontaneously regrow these to fix mistakes , for example . 

differences which can change :

• intentionally misspell words to mimic baby speech , speech impediments , etc
• use of different fonts
• use of characters from different languages as fonts - often also disrespectful and great confusion to speakers of those languages
• use of colours in text
• character substitutions in general - such as 3 for E

muscle memory can make these things feel more natural , easy even . and yes , understand there can be great emotional comfort in some of these . but there is choice and ability to simply not use these - certainly doubt these show up in school or work projects .

would argue , if intend for post to serve as information which all should see , then please avoid such quirks . not even quirk text first and plain text after : people who need that plain text might simply skip post entirely due to inaccessibility of start , never to know there was plain text , and never to learn that information . 

but also , if struggle to read what someone write , please try to think about whether or not this is in choice . some people refuse to give plain text of quirks because that is " too much work " , and this is cruel attitude . but others do not have ability to change and to rephrase , and can have no answer other than " not possible , sorry " . 

[ this post is not invitation to compliment how anyone write . this is plea for basic decency and manners , not compliments . ]