Accessibility
WorldWide WitchCamp has been inspired by the vision of making magic simultaneously as a global community with the same intensity and structure as an in-person WitchCamp. We aim to reach Reclaiming witches on the edges of our international tradition: small communities, non-English speaking members, disabled & ableism-impacted witches, people who don’t have a home camp, people whose food needs don’t get met at in-person camps, people who can’t afford to attend an in-person camp, or can't attend in-person camps due to disabilities, chronic illnesses, having small children, or another reason.
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Being an online WitchCamp, it is our goal to make WorldWide WitchCamp accessible in different ways than in-person WitchCamps. We aim to specifically address: financial accessibility, geographic accessibility, language accessibility, and accessibility for disabled & ableism-impacted witches. We hope that this emphasis on accessibility will expand access for other individuals and groups not specifically named above.
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Financial Accessibility
Our commitment is for WorldWide WitchCamp to respond to financial disparities experienced across our global community. We adjust our sliding scale based on the currency, taking into consideration global wealth inequality. We have scholarships available for camp and a "no one turned away due to lack of funds" policy.
Language Accessibility
We aspire to make this camp accessible to both English and non-English speakers. There are Reclaiming witches in Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Costa Rica, across the continent of Europe, in Turtle Island (United States and Canada), so-called Australia, Aotearoa (New Zealand), and many other places.
​We have an ongoing call for Reclaiming witches who speak languages other than English and bilingual witches to be part of our camp — as translators, Path teachers, and for optional offerings. We seek to offer paths in languages other than English, to translate parts of rituals, to have invocations in multiple languages, and have language-specific affinity groups. We aim to empower and mentor witches to teaching Paths in languages other than English.
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Geographic Accessibility
Closely related and intertwined with language accessibility is geographic accessibility - in person WitchCamps happen only in some countries (so far!) and only in certain locations within those countries. Many WitchCamps happen at venues that aren’t wheelchair accessible and may require walking up hills and over uneven terrain to get from the dining hall to ritual space to sleeping spaces. Similarly, many in-person WitchCamps happen in remote natural areas that require access to a vehicle to get to.
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WorldWide WitchCamp hopes to reach out to those who live far away from in-person WitchCamps, to those who can’t easily travel, to those with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses that make in-person camps challenging or impossible.​
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Technological Accessibility
WorldWide WitchCamp is an online camp, so all participants will need: reliable access to the internet, a device (phone or computer), a headset or earbuds, and either experience or willingness to navigate online platforms of Zoom, email, and Discord (optional). Just as in-person WitchCamps don’t suit everyone, an online camp will not suit everyone.
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We will have Tech Witches available for asking questions and offering support 24 hours for the three days camp runs.
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In conclusion, we regularly discuss accessibility measures as an organising team, read the accessibility needs that come in through our registration form, and debrief after camp about ways to increase the accessibility of camp.
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If you have any extra needs or questions around accessibility at WorldWide WitchCamp, please reach out to us.