We welcome any and all accessibility requests, and strive to make appropriate accommodations, to the best of our ability! We also welcome feedback on our accessibility practices, and seek to grow access of all kinds, as the clinic grows!
If you want to share any disability access needs with us, please call the clinic or send us a message in Elation Passport. We want to show up for you!
We strive to provide supportive and inclusive care that celebrates and accommodates all bodies.
We have a large elevator to our offices on the third floor.
Sadly, the doors to the building and to the bathrooms do not open automatically. If you will need assistance opening doors, please drop us a note when you schedule your appointment.
The bathrooms on the same floor as our office have two steps down to access them. There is a handrail for the steps. They have relatively narrow doors to access the stalls.
There are bathrooms down the elevator on the second floor with no steps needed to access them. These bathrooms have wider doors, larger stalls, and grab bars.
Most visits do not include the use of an exam table. If it is needed, the table is 32in high and has one step to access it.
We currently have a stand-on scale, and are working on getting a roll-on scale.
We strive to provide supportive and inclusive care that celebrates and accommodates all body sizes.
The bathrooms doors on our floor are relatively narrow. The bathrooms down the elevator on the second floor have wider doors, larger stalls, and grab bars.
The waiting area has some narrower chairs with arms and one chair without arms. The clinic room has chair options with and without arms.
We do not typically weigh our patients at routine visits.
Being weighed is never required in order to get care here.
If we decide together that you would like to get weighed you can choose not to hear the number. It will be recorded in your chart, but not shared verbally with you.
We have a stand-on scale that is rated up to 400 lbs, and are working on getting a roll-on scale.
Most visits do not include the use of an exam table. Our exam table is rated up to 300 lbs.
We have blood pressure cuffs that fit arms with circumferences from 6 in to 21.5 in.
We strive to provide supportive and inclusive care that affirms and accommodates to all bodies, brains, and neurotypes.
During your visits you are welcome to play with fidget toys, move around the space, eat, stim, wear headphones, or meet your nervous systems needs in other ways.
We have a set of 3M brand noise-reducing earmuffs.
You do not have to make eye contact during your visit.
You are welcome to bring a friend, partner, or advocate to the visit with you to help ask questions, take notes, and support you. Simon may ask for a few minutes of 1:1 time at some point.
The skylight provides soft natural light. If you prefer no artificial lighting during your visit, we can turn off all of the lamps, leaving only the computer screen on. The office cannot be fully dimmed, however, given the skylight cannot be closed.
Sign language interpretation is available with advance planning. It is available for patients and/or for any support people the patient chooses to bring with them.
If you would like assistance navigating inside the building from the front door to the clinic, please let us know.
During your telehealth visits you are welcome to take camera breaks when you need them.
We strive to minimize the use of unnecessary fragrances and allergens in the products used in our clinic. While most products are fragrance-free, not all of them are.
Please note that the clinic is not a chemical or scent-free environment. If you have concerns about chemical or scent sensitivity, let us know so we can work to accommodate your needs when scheduling your visit.
A HEPA filter runs continuously during visits.
The clinic uses fragrance-free soap at our handwashing sink. The building restrooms also have fragrance-free soap.
Our clinic uses a variety of medical-grade germicidal agents, such as Super Sani-Cloth and Cavicide.
All gloves, blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, and stethoscopes used in the clinic are latex-free. While we strive to limit the use of latex in our equipment and supplies, the clinic is not a completely latex-free environment.
High-touch surfaces are sanitized periodically throughout the day.
Medical equipment is sanitized between patients.
A HEPA filter is running during visits.
Simon wears a surgical mask and during visits and is fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including the latest booster.
After you schedule your visit, you will get a form asking if you would like Simon to wear an N95 mask during your visit and/or take a COVID test the day of your visit.
All patients and guests are required to wear a mask during their visits.
If you need breaks from wearing your mask so that you can eat, drink, or attend to your emotional needs, we do accommodate that.
The building's bathrooms are all-gender.
The charting software we use, Elation, allows for entering the use of your correct/chosen/preferred name.
Most communications from us will come to your correct/chosen/preferred name. In rare instances, documents may use your legal/administrative/dead name.
As part of collecting your medical history we ask about your gender, your sex assigned at birth, and any gender affirming medical care you have received. This helps to provide you safe and supportive care. You always have the choice to decline to share this information with us. If you choose not to disclose it may mean that you get care less tailored to your body, and that comes with some risk. Regardless of your choice we celebrate your autonomy and know that you are in charge of your care.
We welcome parents to bring their kids to visits if needed or preferred. If there are sensitive topics you'd like to avoid discussing around your children, please message us in the portal.
If your schedule is tight, let us know in advance so we can help ensure the visit starts and ends on time.
We keep colored pencils, coloring books, and fidget toys on hand. Allergy-friendly snacks are often available as well.
Kids are welcome to use their screens while at the clinic. We have USB-C, Lightning, and microUSB chargers available.
The clinic is not child-proofed, so little ones may need your active supervision to stay safe around medical equipment.
Older children are welcome to wait in the hallway if you prefer. We can leave the curtains open so you can keep an eye on them.
The clinic space is designed to limit the amount of medical equipment in sight during a typical visit.
Video visits are available as needed.
The main chair that patients sit in has its back to the wall and has a clear line of sight to the door. You are welcome to move your chair to sit close to the door if that meets your needs better.
You are welcome to bring a friend, partner, or advocate to the visit with you. Simon may ask for a few minutes of 1:1 time at some point.
For exams that are undressed or and/or involve the chest or pelvic area we take extra care to support consent and safety. We support your autonomy and you are always in charge of your body here.
Reclaiming Our Bodies, PLLC
Simon M. Taylor, MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, AAHIVS, LGBTQ-C
911 E Pike St #319; Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 880-3266
Fax: (206) 627-1685
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