The Accessibility Banner consists of a dancing chalice surrounded by six accessibility symbols: a wheelchair, signing hands, a brain, an ear, a Braille symbol and a person walking with a cane. The dancing figure was chosen because it symbolizes how we could all �dance� if there were full accessibility for all. The surrounding double circles symbolize Unitarianism and Universalism. The heading words �Accessible and Welcoming to All� are in an italic font to suggest or hint at the dancing theme.

The lettering and some of the symbols use textural fabric that can be felt by people with visual disabilities.

The banner was created by consensus on the Unitarian Universalist Access-L email list. A beginning design was first proposed and as people gave comments and suggestions, it was modified by adding symbols and features, going through 15 revisions in all. The overall symbolism of the banner was debated and agreed upon on line. There was a conscious decision to make it accessible to people with vision impairments by using textural elements to create it.

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