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title: "Accessibility and pricing"
description: "Author semantic accommodations, wheelchair spaces, categories, and tiers that survive into buyer and reporting flows."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.seatlayer.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Accessibility and pricing

Accessible inventory needs semantic data, not only a colour or icon. SeatLayer
uses a fixed accommodation taxonomy that the buyer picker can expose and filter.

## Accommodation taxonomy

| Key | Buyer meaning |
|---|---|
| `wheelchair` | Wheelchair space |
| `companion` | Companion seat |
| `semi-ambulatory` | Limited-mobility seating |
| `hearing` | Assistive listening |
| `cart` | CART live-caption view |
| `sign-language` | Sign-language view |
| `plus-size` | Plus-size seat |
| `lift-armrest` | Lift-up armrest |

A seat can carry several values. Use only accommodations that the venue can
actually provide and operational staff can honor.

## Wheelchair space versus removed inventory

For a wheelchair accommodation, record the physical provision:

| Value | Meaning | Inventory exists? |
|---|---|---:|
| `seat-present` | Accessible physical chair remains | Yes |
| `no-seat` | Empty, sellable wheelchair bay | Yes |
| Skipped position | Numbering gap/no inventory at that position | No |

> **Do not model a wheelchair bay as skipped**
>
> A skipped position disappears from capacity. A `no-seat` wheelchair bay is
> still one selectable and bookable inventory place.

Older chart data may contain `accessible: true`; it is interpreted as wheelchair
accessibility. New authoring writes the full semantic list.

## Author accessible seats

1. **Select exact positions**

   Choose one seat or a range within a row/section. Confirm the visible labels
   before applying a batch edit.
2. **Apply accommodations**

   Select every supported accommodation. For wheelchair inventory, choose the
   physical space type.
3. **Inspect buyer behavior**

   Preview badges, filters, confirmation copy, keyboard focus, and a
   colorblind-safe rendering.
4. **Validate operations**

   Confirm box-office and reporting surfaces preserve the same semantics.

## Price through categories and tiers

Price is assigned to the category or its tiers, not to arbitrary browser input:

1. define stable category keys and buyer labels;
2. set a base price or named tier prices;
3. assign each bookable object to the intended category;
4. publish the chart and create/update the event intentionally; and
5. inspect the server hold before charging.

Prices use major currency units: `45` means 45.00 in the event currency.

> **Display overrides are not ledger overrides**
>
> An SDK host can show a fee-inclusive or promotional amount through `pricing`,
> but SeatLayer's authoritative held and booked amount remains the published
> category/tier price.

## Accessibility and price together

An accommodation does not automatically imply a price or discount. Use a
category or ticket tier for commercial policy, and preserve the accessibility
metadata independently.

This keeps the model explicit:

- accessibility says what the place physically supports;
- category says how inventory is grouped and styled;
- tier says which buyer price/policy was selected; and
- the inspected hold freezes the trusted combination.

## Review checklist

- [ ] Each accessible place uses the correct taxonomy.
- [ ] Empty wheelchair bays are `no-seat`, not skipped.
- [ ] Multiple accommodations remain selectable and understandable.
- [ ] Category/tier keys are stable and prices use major units.
- [ ] Discount eligibility is explained in the host checkout.
- [ ] Buyer UI works with keyboard, screen reader, and colorblind-safe mode.
- [ ] Server payment uses inspected `unitPrice`, currency, and quantity.
- [ ] Venue staff have verified the authored accommodations.

Continue with [charts and objects](/designer/charts-and-objects) or
[ticket tiers](/buyer-sdk/ticket-tiers).

Source: https://docs.seatlayer.io/designer/accessibility-and-pricing/index.mdx