Getting in, and being comfortable once you are.

Last updated September 27, 2026

In short: this site is built to work with a keyboard, a screen reader and your own display settings. Every practice in our experiences can be done seated, adapted or skipped. Venues vary, and we will tell you exactly what a venue has and lacks before you book. If anything on this site or at an experience does not work for you, write to hello@rare-human.com  and we will fix it or find another way.

The website

We build rare-human.com to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. What that means in practice:

• Keyboard. Everything can be reached and used with a keyboard alone. A "Skip to content" link appears on the first Tab press. The element you are on is always visibly outlined. The menu closes with Escape.
• Screen readers. Pages use real headings, landmarks and labelled controls. Every photograph has a written description. Buttons that filter or toggle announce their state, and the calendar filter announces how many results it found.
• Contrast and color. Text meets at least a 4.5 to 1 contrast ratio and controls at least 3 to 1, in both light and dark mode. We check this automatically on every release. Nothing is conveyed by color alone.
• Your settings win. The site follows your system's light or dark preference, and you can switch it with the toggle in the header. If your device asks for reduced motion, the one animation we use is turned off. Text resizes and the layout reflows on any screen width without horizontal scrolling.
• Forms. Every field has a visible label, hints are linked to their field, and errors are described in words next to the field. The forms work without JavaScript. There are no time limits.
• Nothing moves on its own. No autoplaying video, no carousels, no pop-ups.

We test with automated checks and by hand with a keyboard and a screen reader. We have not yet had the site reviewed by people who use assistive technology every day. If you are one of them and something gets in your way, we would like to hear about it; it is the most useful feedback we can get.

In-person experiences

Our experiences take place in a range of spaces in New York City, and retreats take place outside it. Venues differ, so we do not make a blanket promise. What we do promise:

• Ask, and we answer exactly. Tell us what you need to know about a venue: step-free entry, elevators, accessible restrooms, seating, lighting, sound, distance from transit. We will tell you what it has and what it lacks, not what we hope.
• Every practice adapts. Breathing, facial self-practice, attention and voice work can all be done seated. Floor work is always optional and a chair is always available. Nothing requires a particular level of fitness, mobility, sight or hearing to take part in your own way.
• You can step out. You may leave the room, take a break or sit out any part without explaining. Where the venue allows, we keep a quieter space available.
• Scent, sound and light. Some experiences use aromatic materials, sound or lowered lighting. The event page says so, and we will tell you in advance if you ask. Our scent experiences are not suitable for people with fragrance allergies or asthma triggered by scent, and we would rather tell you that than have you find out in the room.
• Support. Service animals are welcome. If you need a support person with you, tell us and we will make room for them.

Online sessions

• Sessions run on a standard video platform. You can join with camera off and without speaking; participation is never required.
• If you rely on live captions, tell us in advance and we will say whether the session can provide them.
• Practices are described in words as well as shown, so you can follow by listening alone.
• If you need the written practice guide before the session rather than after, ask.

Retreats

Retreat venues are rural, with uneven ground, stairs and outdoor spaces that we do not control. We describe each venue's access honestly on the retreat page and in conversation before you book, and we will tell you plainly if we think a venue would not work for you. Dietary needs are collected before the retreat and passed to the kitchen.

Tell us what you need

The earlier we know, the more we can do. Write to hello@rare-human.com, or use the message field on any booking form. You do not have to explain a diagnosis; tell us what would make it work. Anything you share is handled as described in our privacy policy: used only to run the experience, seen only by its facilitators.

Something not working

If a page, a form or a practice did not work for you, tell us what happened and what you were using. We answer within a week and fix what we can. We would rather hear it than not.