Our aim
We want every visitor to be able to read, navigate, and use this website, whatever device, software, or assistive technology they rely on.
What we have done
- Pages use clear headings, landmarks, and lists so that screen readers can move through them easily.
- Every page begins with a link that skips directly to the main content.
- All menus and controls work with a keyboard, and the item in focus is always visibly outlined.
- Text and background colors are chosen for strong contrast.
- Text can be enlarged to twice its size without loss of content.
- Illustrations have text descriptions, and decorative images are hidden from assistive technology.
- Nothing on the site flashes, plays automatically, or depends on motion. If your device asks for reduced motion, transitions are switched off.
- The site works without scripts. Scripts add only small conveniences such as the article filter in the journal.
Language and spelling
Old Norse and Old English words on this site are written in plain letters, without accents or special characters: Asatru, seidr, volva, blot. This is easier to read aloud with screen readers, easier to search for, and displays correctly on every device. The glossary explains each term.
Tell us about a barrier
If something on this site does not work for you, please tell us at info@heathenwomenunited.org. Tell us the page and what went wrong, and we will do our best to fix it.
About the design
The colors of this website are taken from the dye plants of the early northern loom: the red of madder root, the blue of woad, the yellow of weld, and the brown of walnut, set against undyed linen. The woven bands that divide the pages are drawn from the diamond patterns of tablet weaving. The emblem is a drop spindle within a ring. We chose these because spinning and weaving were the daily work of women's hands for thousands of years, and because in the old poems it is thread that the Norns twist when they shape a life.
All illustrations on this site are original line drawings made for Heathen Women United.