Accessibility at Lichen

All Lichen offerings center accessibility, collective liberation, and disability justice practices.

The meadow - where most offerings take place - is relatively level with a few divots and tufts of long grass. There is an outhouse with a ramp nearby. Seating on offer are wooden benches and a few chairs. If you have specific accessibility needs, please don’t hesitate to be in touch.

The indoor community care space is located in a pet and fragrance-free building with access to a traditional bathroom with running water. There are two steps up to the door and one step into the space. Sessions take place on the first level.

Normalizing wearing masks is encouraged, along with supporting anyone who needs masks worn in order to attend offerings. Anyone attending offerings should be ready and willing to wear a mask if it makes it possible for someone else to attend who may not be able to otherwise. Anyone with a medical condition who would be harmed by wearing a mask can of course choose to forgo wearing a mask. Throughout all of these options there is expectation that anyone with exposure to any kind of contagious illness will either wear a mask and / or share that information with those present so that everyone can decide whether wearing a mask would be best for their own health needs. Radical transparency is the key to collective liberation.

It’s all a dance, with consideration towards the vulnerable, centering the general health of everyone present.

There are so few inclusive spaces where it’s asked that we keep each other’s complex needs in mind. Lichen wishes to be a place where accessibility needs are honored and respected, which takes flexibility, tolerance, and a heart-centered approach from everyone involved.

If you wish to attend an offering and have accessibility needs, please know you are encouraged to request what you need.

May we continue to learn and unlearn with tenderness.