Fit Tags — Menu Model
Not LEED-style certification. Parents do not need bronze/silver/gold for a whole festival. They need per-item labels — the way food menus mark gluten-free, contains nuts, halal, dairy-free: discrete annotations on each activation, zone, and schedule block so families can filter for intentional design and appropriateness.
| Food menu | Festival equivalent |
|---|---|
| Gluten-free | quiet · sensory-low |
| Contains nuts | sensory-loud · loud-drums-nearby (warning) |
| Halal | Cohort fit tags — e.g. stroller-sightline, parallel-play |
| Vegan | hands-on · passive-viewing-15m |
| Combo tags OK | Lion dance block: school-age + sensory-loud + early-exit-ok |
Organizer job: declare tags on purpose for each programmed element (map pin, FB Event line, website row) — not one blanket “family-friendly.”
Parent job: scan tags against their child’s cohort mix (e.g. C0 + SN-A in one stroller).
C0–C3 + access slugs
Slugs are stable IDs for listings, maps, and Sheets. Display labels can shorten for icons. Two-column summary — see content patterns.
| Slug | Summary |
|---|---|
stroller-sightline |
Stroller sightline · visual at seated stroller height · C0 |
low-height |
Low height · primary install ≤36 in; not stage-only · C0, C1 |
stroller-parking |
Stroller parking · dedicated cluster within sight of activity · C0 |
stroller-mount-ok |
Stroller-mount props · lanterns/décor with clip/rail option (product gap) · C0 |
parallel-play |
Parallel play · side-by-side; no turn-taking or teams · C1 |
bounded-zone |
Bounded zone · soft edges; parent can see exit from anywhere · C1 |
hands-on |
Hands-on · must make/touch to participate · C2+ |
passive-viewing-15m |
Seated show (~15m) · passive viewing; short block · C2, C3 |
school-age |
School-age · contest / PTA / classroom grammar · C3 |
teen-evening |
Teen evening · food, photo, social — evening-tolerant · C4 |
quiet |
Quiet zone · low stimulation; buffered from drums/PA · SN-A |
sensory-loud |
Loud / drums · high sound; flag for sensory-sensitive · SN-A (warning) |
predictable-schedule |
Fixed times posted · reduces surprise for SN-A · SN-A |
facilitated-ratio |
Staffed ratio · extra facilitator for delayed development · SN-D |
side-by-side-alt |
Alternative nearby · sibling-safe option if main act isn’t fit · SN-D |
wheelchair-path |
Wheelchair path · audited surface, width, grade · SN-W |
adaptive-height |
Adaptive height · table/station height works from chair · SN-W |
early-exit-ok |
Early exit OK · physical + social permission to leave mid-block · All |
nap-shade |
Shade / nap-friendly · corral seating; not full sun queue · C0, C1 |
Usage rules
- Every activation gets ≥1 fit tag + any warning tags (
sensory-loud). - Absence is not neutral — untagged block defaults to “unknown fit” in listings, not “all ages.”
- Tags describe design intent, not attendance guarantees.
- Same physical zone can carry multiple tags (bubble mat:
parallel-play+bounded-zone+nap-shade).
Teen interest/social tags (evening-ok, peer-social, crew-call-HHMM, etc.) live on Cohort C4 — teens.
TODO: icon set · FB Event field template · festival site row schema · filter UI for parents