Cognitive clarity and safer participation
Accessibility and Inclusion
Humboldt Friends is designed around cognitive accessibility, disability inclusion, clear navigation, reduced overwhelm, and safer community participation.
Humboldt Friends is designed to support accessibility, cognitive clarity, and safer participation. Accessibility is an ongoing process, and beta users are encouraged to report confusing steps, barriers, bugs, or access needs.
Who This Design Keeps in Mind
Humboldt Friends was founded by a California Self-Determination Program participant.
The project is designed with autism, developmental disabilities, ADD/ADHD, anxiety, trauma histories, social isolation, and cognitive accessibility in mind.
Humboldt Friends is all-inclusive and is not only for people with disabilities. It is for Humboldt County adults who follow the community standards.
How the Public Website Supports Clarity
- Plain-language content and short paragraphs.
- Predictable navigation and descriptive links.
- Readable layouts with clear headings and section boundaries.
- Visible support access across public pages.
- Reduced-overwhelm page structure and optional Calm View.
Accessible Code Goals
Accessibility is part of the design theory and the code structure. The public website aims to support keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, readable contrast, visible focus states, labeled forms, descriptive alt text, browser zoom, text resizing, and reduced motion preferences.
Humboldt Friends is still improving. The project does not claim full legal or technical certification, and access barriers may remain.
Report an Accessibility Barrier
Need help? Email support@humboldtfriends.com. Screenshots are helpful during beta.
Humboldt Friends support is not emergency response. Call 911 for immediate danger.