The Appalachian Retreat + Spa Accessibility Survey

Help us create the best space for EVERY BODY!

Thank you for taking this survey! Your anonymous answers will help us make choices in designing and building a luxury retreat center and spa focused on physical and financial accessibility. For more information on the project and to sign up to hear about our progress, please visit www.theappalachianretreatandspa.com and follow us on IG @theappalachianretreatandspa!
1.What age range do you fall in?
2.Do you consider yourself to be fat, plus size, curvy, or otherwise living in a larger body?
3.Do you consider yourself to be disabled?
4.Where do you live? Please list city/state/province/country, or other information that will help us understand where you live.
5.How often do you choose to travel for purposes other than work?
6.When you travel for purposes other than work, how far do you typically travel from home?
7.When you travel for purposes other than work, how long is your typical trip?
8.Have you attended retreats or other multi-day events where you stay on the property in private or shared accommodations?
9.If you have not attended a retreat or other multi-day event where you stayed on the property, can you share why?
10.If you have attended a retreat or other multi-day event where you stayed on the property, can you share why you decided to attend?
11.Regardless of whether you've attended a retreat or other multi-day event where you stayed on the property, can you share some RED FLAGS you've seen in venues that would concern you or keep you from attending an event there?
12.Regardless of whether you've attended a retreat or other multi-day event where you stayed on the property, can you share some GREEN FLAGS you've seen in venues that would make you feel like it would be a safe, accessible, inclusive, or otherwise welcoming space?
13.What kind of amenities would you want to see in an accessible, inclusive, and body liberatory retreat center/event space?
14.What dietary needs do you have? Can you share any allergies or other food related needs you have to know will be honored in order to feel safe and comfortable attending a retreat or other multi-day event?
15.What's something that has happened at a hotel, event space, or other travel related space that made you feel unsafe, unwelcome, or otherwise unhappy and disrespected?
16.What's something that has happened at a hotel, event space, or other travel related space that made you feel safe, welcome, and otherwise happy and respected?
17.In your wildest dreams, what amenities, actions, resources, or anything else could a retreat center/event space do or have that would make you feel happy and truly wanted and welcome?
18.What do you want us to know as we research, design, and build this accessible fat-liberatory retreat center and spa? 
19.If you are open to being contacted with further questions about your experience attending events, please enter your email address here. Entering your email address here will NOT get you added to the mailing list. We're all about consent here!
20.If you would like to be added to the mailing list to hear more about this accessible fat liberation retreat center as we move forward in making it happen, please enter your email address. This is completely optional!