THE MOMENT YOU GET AN INVITATION, YOUR BRAIN IS ALREADY RUNNING THE CHECKLIST. LET'S MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONE.
Before You RSVP Accessibility Checklist
You know what nobody prepares you for. You get an invitation to a birthday party, a holiday dinner, or a family gathering, and before you even feel happy about it, your brain is already running through every obstacle between your person and that front door. You are thinking about the step at the entrance, the width of the doorway, where the bathroom is, whether there is enough space to maneuver, and whether your person will actually be able to participate or just watch from wherever they can fit.
By the time you have worked through all of it, you are exhausted and you have not even RSVP'd yet. And "they'll figure it out" is not a plan. That gap is exactly where things go sideways.
Here's what I know from experience
We have been turned away from a back entrance that led through a boiler room. We have shown up to a gathering where the "accessible" bathroom was too small to get a wheelchair through the door. We have navigated gravel paths, threshold drops, and parking situations that made getting inside the hardest part of the whole day.
None of those hosts meant any harm. They just never thought to ask, and neither had we, until we learned the hard way.
This checklist exists so you do not have to learn it the same way we did. It tells you exactly what to ask before you commit to anything — entrances, doorways, bathrooms, flooring, outdoor paths, and the question nobody thinks to ask about dignity and full participation. And at the end, it gives you full permission to say no if the answer is not going to work. No guilt. No explanation required.
Inclusion is not just about physical presence; it's about creating a sense of belonging and opportunity for all.
It's free.
It's yours.
Go ask.
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What's inside:
This checklist walks you through every question worth asking before you commit to a yes. We cover six sections: Entrance and Arrival, Doorways and Hallways, Bathroom Access, Outdoor and Other Paths, Dignity and Full Participation, and a final decision section that gives you full permission to say no if the answer is not going to work. Each item includes exactly what to ask and why it matters. Print extras and hand them out to anyone in your community who needs them. Because your person deserves to show up everywhere, and this is where that starts.