Access Justice Framework

Access is care. Access is mutual aid. Access is solidarity.
Access is collective. Access is love¹.

The 10 Principles of the Access Justice Framework

1. Access is for everyone.

2. Providing access is not about tokenization or virtue signaling; it is about equity.

3. Access needs to be the default, not an add on. It is a right, not a privilege. It is not a special need.

4. Contrasting access needs are real and are not a reason to avoid providing access, nor to discriminate.

5. Access is about more than accommodating and assisting: it is about adapting the world to fit everyone.

6. Barriers to access come from systemic oppression such as ableism, not from disability.

7. Access is about inclusion of us – Nothing About Us Without Us – in leadership, governing, and decision-making.

8. Time, money, energy, and safety are all access issues.

9. Access, when equitable, is a form of justice.

10. As the world changes, so do access needs. Access adapts.