Physical accessibility · From evidence to action
Make the next visit
work better.
A place is more than a set of dimensions. Bring together observations, the task a person needs to complete, and the action someone will own. Build a project brief and a working barrier register you can take into a meeting.
One place. Shared responsibilities.
Your access project
This is your working record, not a compliance assessment. Start with a blank brief or choose prompts for a walkthrough, design review or day-to-day operations.
1. Define the project brief
Record what you are examining and which requirements or guidance you have selected. A US reference, an ISO standard and a local requirement have different roles.
2. Connect a barrier to a next action
Barrier & action register
Counts describe recorded work only. “Verified” means someone has documented a recheck; it is not a certificate of accessibility.
3. Take the work forward
Exports include the current brief and every saved register item, including those hidden by filters. Save or cancel an open observation draft first. Nothing is shared until you choose what to do with the downloaded file.
TXT is a readable handover; JSON can restore the complete project here. CSV repeats the project brief on each row. Values that could be interpreted as spreadsheet formulas receive a leading apostrophe.
Device storage is used only when you choose Save or Load.
Review before replacing
The current brief and register will be replaced. Download your current work first if you need to keep it.
A working method, from first visit to follow-through
Observe a task. Agree an action. Recheck the experience.
This five-step workflow and the starter prompts are original A11y.mv templates. Adapt them with the people using, designing and operating your place. They do not replace professional assessments or applicable requirements.
Define a useful boundary
Start with a purpose: collecting a prescription, joining a class, staying overnight or attending an event. Include arrival, entry, participation, facilities and departure. Record what you have not yet reviewed.
Walk through with people
Invite people with varied mobility, sensory, cognitive and communication needs. Agree accessible participation, consent and suitable compensation. Ask people to describe their own experience; do not infer it from a disability label or a simulation.
Make evidence traceable
Describe the location, conditions and task. Give every measurement a unit and reference point. Distinguish an observation from a suggestion or an untested design assumption. Use the original visitor-journey worksheet for a first pass.
Assign an achievable next step
Discuss impact and urgency, choose an owner, and agree a date. An action can be further investigation, a design change, maintenance or a better service process. Record the limitations of interim assistance and keep the longer-term barrier visible.
Verify the real task again
Review the completed change under relevant conditions with people affected. Add dated evidence and remaining limitations before closing the item. Revisit access when furniture, staffing, services or the environment change.
Use dimensions as part of the evidence
Check a selected measurement, then return to the whole task and its context.
Read across design and operations
The CEUD Building for Everyone series covers environments, facilities, building management, and planning. Use the editions and replacement guidance identified by the publisher.
The Access Board accessible-routes guide explains how routes connect site arrival points, spaces and elements in the US ADA context. Determine the rules that apply to your own location before using any numerical reference.
Sources reviewed September 2026. Workflow content is practical guidance; the register does not decide legal applicability.