“How can I make this interview accessible for you?”

It’s natural to feel uncomfortable asking sources you want to interview about their accessibility needs right away, especially if you’re not sure whether someone is disabled. You can solve this problem by asking everyone, including yourself, how to make your interview more accessible. Everyone has access needs — it’s just that some people’s access needs are more commonly considered.

 
Maybe you will discover more about your own needs and how you can do your best work. Or maybe you’ll discover more about your sources by the way they answer your questions. Use your judgment as to whether you want to ask this explicitly. Some people may not be receptive to the question, so you may have to approach it sideways. But always be thinking about how to meet access needs, because access needs are human needs, not “special” ones.