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alan-turing-institute / AutSPACEs

Code respository for AutSPACEs: the Autistica/Turing citizen science platform
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Collate content for the platform's About page. #269

Closed lottycoupat closed 1 year ago

lottycoupat commented 3 years ago

Summary

The platform will have an About page. How this page will be set up can be seen in our figma board.

This will include the following information:

We need to have all this information put together so that our developers can add this to our platform page.

Date Due by

As soon as possible.

Details

Who can help

Anyone!

If you want to contribute to this issue, please comment on the issue with the area that you want to work on and tag @lottycoupat in your comment for information.

GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

Thanks @lottycoupat - collecting together some feedback from previous focus groups/meetings etc., I had this list of information:

10. About the project

Research being done on the project

GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

How it works:

  1. Sign up
  2. Login
  3. Enter an experience

You can also view experiences which other people have consented to be made public, whether or not you share you choose to share your own experience.

What happens to the stories I share?

When you have entered an experience, you can decide who to share it with. We believe that your data should belong to you, so it's your choice what to do with it. You can also change your mind at any time by going to my experiences and selecting which options you would like

Why share my experiences?

The more experiences from autistic people we collect, the stronger our case will be and the better our knowleedge will be to make changes. These changes could include designing buildings autistic people like to be in, making public spaces and public transport less stressful to use for autistic people, and designing policy to support autistic people. Ou ultimate aim is always longer, healthier, happier lives for autistic peoeple and their families.

GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

Hi @lottycoupat, @JamesSCTJ, @skfantoni - I've had a go at writing some content for the "About" page on how the project works and what happens with the data, in a way which is clear and not OTT. Would appreciate your thoughts!

GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

Sensory Processing and Overview

What would the world be like if it was built by autistic people and for autistic people? How would it be different?

This website exists to answer that question. We are a group of autistic people, researchers, and allies of autistic people, who think that the world would be a much better place if autistic people had more of a say in how public and private spaces are used and designed.

Compared to non-autistic people, autistic people can experience the sensory world differently. For example, they may find sounds lounder, lights brighter, colours more beautiful and virbrant or busy spaces more overwhelming.

This can be a wonderful gift, but it can also cause lots of problems for autistic people and their families when they are trying to navigate a world which was not always built with autistic people in mind. For example, it can be stressful taking a busy train during rush hour, or attending an appointment in a brightly lit hospital waiting room.

All autistic people are different. We want to collect together lots of stories from autistic people and those close to them, for example family members, so that we can better understand how sensory processsing differences affect the way autistic people navigate the world around them.

Together, we can use this information to build a better world for autistic people and their families. There are three main goals:

  1. To advise organisations about how they can design and adapt spaces and policies to improve autistic people’s lives.
  2. To educate non-autistic people so that they can better support their autistic friends, families, and colleagues.
  3. To share autistic people’s stories and tips with other autistic people who have similar experiences, so that they can learn from each other.
GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

The above text is adapted from the README - thoughts also really appreciated! I think if we go with a very simple visual for the Landing page and then we can have the addittional detail in the about page. Then if you click to find out more it can take you to the further information. Another option would be to have a scrolling page and have the more detailed information further down.

GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago
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GeorgiaHCA commented 3 years ago

So it is appropriate for autistic people it should be clear, structured, and linear - ideally with icons and diagrams to back up the information.

skfantoni commented 3 years ago

Hi @lottycoupat I agree with @GeorgiaHCA’s comments. Looking at your list I’m concerned having all of this information on just one page may be overwhelming. I feel like there are several sections/categories that it may be better to separate.

Group 1:

Group 2:

Group 3: