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Plate II · Serving Deaf Orthodox Christians

Orthodox Christian Deaf Association

A home online for Deaf Orthodox Christians and those who serve alongside them — where the page itself has to speak clearly without relying on sound.

Visit the live site orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org
The OCDA homepage on a desktop screen.
Fig. II.1 — The homepage, as it greets a visitor.

The calling

What this community needed from its presence online

For a ministry to the Deaf, accessibility is not a compliance checkbox at the end of a project. It is the whole brief.

We began with the reader: how they move through a page, what they need to see first, and what must never depend on audio. The visual language — deep wine and a quiet teal — grew from there.

What we solved

  1. Accessibility as the foundation

    Strong contrast, generous and readable type, a clear heading structure, and markup that works with the keyboard and assistive technology from the first line of code.

  2. Visual-first communication

    Nothing essential is locked inside sound. Information is carried by clear text, structure and imagery, so the page can be understood by looking.

  3. A palette with reverence and calm

    Wine and muted teal, used with restraint, give the association a presence that feels liturgical without becoming heavy or hard to read.

  4. Room for a growing ministry

    News, resources and ways to connect are organized so the association can keep adding to them without the site losing its shape.

The first sections of the OCDA homepage.
Fig. II.2 — The first movements of the homepage.
The OCDA website as it appears on a phone.
Fig. II.3 — In the hand, on a phone.

For the Deaf faithful, and for all who stand beside them in prayer.

orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org ↗

Let us help your church be found — and welcomed.

Tell us about your community — its story, its people, the ones you hope will find you. We will listen first.

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