We are working to make this website and the workshops more accessible or with clear indications about accessibility. This page aims to give as much clear information about access as possible.

WEBSITE
Some additional access features on the website are indicated below. We recognise that this will never be exhaustive and we can always make improvements. If you have any feedback, please do get in touch on the Contact page.

• When publishing new posts and pages (from 2021 onwards), we aim to provide alt text for individual photos.
• When publishing new posts and pages (from 2021 onwards), we aim to provide an image description for each individual images and a more general description for image galleries.
• When publishing new workshop posts (from 2021 onwards), we aim to include a short access information statement to clarify the kind of site we will be working in.
• If a website user is finding it difficult to access any of the content or would like some support to fill in the Booking Form for example, please use the Contact page to get in touch so we can help.

WORKSHOPS
In 2021, we launched the first online workshop called Kinship@Home, in which participation from your own home and local area is possible. Moving forward, we aim to offer at least one Kinship@Home workshop per year.
We hope this will be a more inclusive offer for anyone where a live workshop might be challenging to attend due to location or access needs.

Live workshops, whether they are weekend workshops or longer residential workshops, they usually happen out of towns and in more rural places. We take participants into wilder landscapes including forests, beaches, moors, river valleys and farmland. This usually means there are very limited facilities like toilets or shops. We sometimes work indoors in the mornings where facilities such as toilets and a kitchen may be available.
When we work out in a landscape, participants are left to find their own place to have a pee.
Participants are asked to carry their own daypack/ bag including lunch and enough water for the day. For anyone needing to carry less weight, we can usually share the load between the group.
Due to where the workshops take place, ground can be very uneven and sometimes without designated footpaths. We often hike between several different sites in one day and this can sometimes involve more strenuous hill work.
On residential workshops, participants and facilitators often stay together in the same accommodation. This may be shared ‘dorm-style’ accommodation or camping. And we often share domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning. Staying in self-organised accommodation is also possible (eg Air bnb)
On weekend workshops, participants organise their own accommodation if they need to stay away from home.
We understand that live workshops may, by their nature, cause a variety of access challenges for participants. If you would like to know more about a particular workshop and the kinds of activities it would involve beyond the workshop post information, please get in touch. We are happy to be in dialogue about any particular access requirements in order to facilitate participation.