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Access Brief
Frame the event, venue type, duration, preparation state, and questions still open.
Device-local planning studio
Plan clearer access, together.
Prepare practical questions, communication preferences, clear sightlines, visual checks, and event checkpoints—without an account, advertising, analytics, or network access.
Inside the app
An access plan with visible steps
Each module supports preparation and direct conversation. The app does not infer needs, translate ASL, certify compliance, or decide what access means for a participant.
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Preference Card
Prepare flexible options such as captions, clear sightlines, written follow-up, and processing time.
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Visual Walkthrough
Review lighting, glare, seating, presentation visibility, arrival routes, and a backup plan.
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Run of Show
Add access checkpoints to arrival, welcome, presentation, break, discussion, and closing.
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Terminology Notes
Prepare neutral language, names, and pronunciation questions without automated ASL translation.
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Saved Kits
Keep reusable planning snapshots inside Android app-private storage and export text only when you choose.
The build rail
Six steps, one private workspace
Move in any order. Fields are optional, changes save locally, and an immediate delete control clears the editable workspace.
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Frame2
Ask3
Walk4
Time5
Name6
SaveA complete planning rhythm
From an early question to a usable access kit
Good preparation can begin before every detail is known. Access Canvas keeps uncertainty visible, makes space for participant direction, and helps a planner carry practical questions into the conversations where decisions belong.
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Start at the Access Desk
The Desk gathers the current event snapshot without pretending it is final. Record the kind of gathering, the room or venue, expected duration, and planning stage. A short “still to confirm” area keeps missing details from disappearing into memory. This gives organizers a calm starting point for a meeting, site visit, or email exchange while leaving every field open to revision.
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Draft an Access Brief
A brief turns a broad intention into concrete preparation. Note what participants have asked for, who can answer venue questions, which materials may be shared in advance, and what backup should be discussed. The brief is not an assessment of a person and it does not assign a solution. It is a working page for listening, confirming, and recording agreed next actions.
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Review preferences and the space
Use the Preference Card as a conversation aid, then walk through the physical and visual environment. Check sightlines from likely seats, lighting on faces, glare near screens, visibility of captions, presentation pace, and movement between spaces. Options remain editable because needs can vary by person, activity, and moment. Direct consultation should guide what is actually arranged.
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Carry access through the schedule
The Run of Show places reminders beside arrival, welcome, presentations, breaks, discussion, and closing. This helps a team notice where a microphone handoff, caption check, lighting change, written prompt, or pause may need attention. Terminology Notes can hold names, pronunciation reminders, and neutral wording. Saved Kits preserve a reusable local snapshot for future editing.
Questions worth carrying
Use the canvas to support direct consultation
The most useful plan is shaped with the people who will use it. These prompts help turn assumptions into respectful, answerable questions before a gathering begins.
Before confirming the room
Ask where participants prefer to sit, what must remain clearly visible, whether lighting can stay consistent, and how presenters will face the audience. Confirm whether captions, interpretation, assistive listening, written materials, or another arrangement has been requested. Identify the person responsible for each confirmed action and agree on a practical backup if equipment, staffing, or room conditions change.
Before sharing materials
Ask which format and delivery timing are useful instead of assuming one version works for everyone. Check whether slides, names, specialized terms, an agenda, or a transcript can be prepared early. If an interpreter or access professional is involved, coordinate needed preparation through the appropriate qualified provider. Access Canvas only stores the notes that the user chooses to enter; it does not contact providers.
During the event
Build short confirmation moments into the schedule. Check that captions are visible, speakers use the agreed microphone, faces remain lit, and discussion rules support turn-taking. A checkpoint should invite feedback without placing the burden of managing the event on one participant. Record changes only when useful, and avoid entering sensitive personal details that are not necessary for planning.
After the event
Invite participants to say what supported access and what should change next time. Update a reusable kit with practical lessons, not judgments about individuals. Remove names or details that no longer need to be kept. If a kit is exported as text, review it before sharing, choose the recipient deliberately, and remember that the receiving app or service applies its own privacy practices.
Private by design
Your working notes stay on this device.
Access Canvas does not require account creation and does not include advertising, analytics, cloud synchronization, or network access. Editable plans and saved kits use Android app-private storage. The user can clear the current workspace or delete locally saved material inside the app. An optional plain-text export begins only after the user chooses it and opens Android's system share interface.
Local storage reduces unnecessary collection, but thoughtful note-taking still matters. Keep only what supports the plan, avoid medical or identity details that are not needed, review exported text, and share it only with people who should receive it. Uninstalling the app removes its app-private data under normal Android behavior; device or operating-system behavior can vary.
A careful boundary
Preparation supports people. It does not replace them.
Access Canvas does not teach or translate American Sign Language, generate hand signs, verify interpreter qualifications, book an interpreter, certify ADA or other legal compliance, or replace a qualified interpreter and direct consultation with the people receiving access.
