Archivist me swooping from the Rhinelander Public Library to say: the annual conference by and for autistic people (as opposed to parents) is called "Autreat." Their coded badges offer info about desired interaction level ( and can be modified during the con). Red = no interaction, please; yellow = willing to be part of conversation; green = willing to entertain strangers. As an NT, I found these categories illuminating.
I proposed a variation on this system for W33, and I think it would be useful for any semi-public event which intersects with its member's notion of "safe space:"
red = no photo yellow = always ask green = snap away (pix always welcome)
Given WisCon's historical allergy to badge decoration, this didn't fly. I think it would be wonderful if a default guideline was "no pix", with a color required to give permission. That way the photo would document the OK, since it would contain the yellow or green dot
Autreat's system
I proposed a variation on this system for W33, and I think it would be useful for any semi-public event which intersects with its member's notion of "safe space:"
red = no photo
yellow = always ask
green = snap away (pix always welcome)
Given WisCon's historical allergy to badge decoration, this didn't fly. I think it would be wonderful if a default guideline was "no pix", with a color required to give permission. That way the photo would document the OK, since it would contain the yellow or green dot