The site is an essential tool and creative thought-provoking experience to its visitors, many of whom are artists. The website is to become part of the arts workers' daily itinerary; firstly, as entertainment and also as a place of networking and communication. Disability Arts Online's primary aim is to assist the professional development of disabled and deaf artists.
The website includes: features, blogs, projects, listings and directory which contains a comprehensive set of deaf and disability-related links for web-based projects, artists and organisations.