Alcyan: how hard or easy is Second Life to people with disabilities, the hard or easy part depends on the type and level of disability ?
LS (ladyslipper.constantine): yes, it depends on the type of disability, and it also depends on the individual. Even those without a disability, sometimes have trouble understanding SL.
Alcyan: what is your disability if I may ask?
LS (ladyslipper.constantine): I am deaf, although I can hear some things because I have a Cochlear Implant. I c an hear, but not always understand voice.
Alcyan: so, even deaf, what is your SL hobby, what are you involved to in SL?
LS (ladyslipper.constantine): I am involved with several things. I am a member of the performance group DRUM, I help with the organization of events for SLB and VWBPE and Burn2, I manage a sim for Virtual Ability and am their lead greeter and mentor, which means when there is an event, I make sure other greeters are available. When a group wants to come into SL and use the VAI orientation path, I make sure there are enough mentors around. I also enjoy exploring SL and dancing. I have a sail boat and enjoy sailing around Blake Sea.
Alcyan: in real life, people with disability sometimes experience discrimination from the non disable one, how things are here in second life?
LS (ladyslipper.constantine): It depends on the disability I think. First of all there are many disabled in SL who do not tell anyone they have a disability. Second, some disabilities like beign on the Asperger spectrum, can mean difficulty in communication with others.