Given the overwhelmingly positive response that we received last year, we’re so pleased to share Color Communications Badges again with all attendees at WordCamp Philly this year. We will distribute a sticker sheet to each person who asks for one -– and each sticker sheet will contain all three color communications badges.
These color badges are stickers that can be placed on a name badge and will enable people to express their communication preferences quickly and non-verbally.
These color communication badges are adapted from the versions popularized by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. Use of these badges is entirely a personal choice. They can be affixed directly to your WordCamp Philly name badge.
Come Talk to Me!
A person wearing a green badge is actively seeking interaction. They may have trouble initiating conversations, but it’s okay to come up and start a conversation with them.
Do I Know You?
A person wearing a yellow badge only wants to talk to people they recognize. Unless you’ve met this person face-to-face before, please don’t start a conversation with them. If they start talking to you, you’re welcome to talk back with them.
Not Right Now.
A person wearing a red badge does not want anyone to talk to them. They may approach others to talk, in which case it’s okay to respond. Unless you’ve been told that you’re on someone’s “red list”, please don’t start interacting with them. (A “red list” is the list of people who the badge-wearer has previously identified as exempt from the stop. The badge-wearer would have let those on the list know in advance that it was okay to approach them.)
Please respect the preferences of those wearing a color communication badge. If you are wearing a color communication badge and someone is not respecting your communication preference, advise a WordCamp Philly organizer.
You can download the color communication badges information as a PDF.