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title: Pricing
description: We use a Sliding Scale to determine how much to pay. We never turn anyone away because they can't pay.
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# [Pricing](https://disabilit4t.org/blueprints/pricing)

 Written by [Anzi](https://disabilit4t.org/blueprints/author/anzi) | March 2026

## Sliding Scale

### We never turn anyone away because they can't pay.

If a Member can’t afford the suggested prices, they can always choose to pay $0.

### We use a Sliding Scale to determine how much to pay.

Our Sliding Scale is in effect 100% of the time for everything that has a price; that is, Membership dues, ticket prices, Event fees, vendor fees, etc. We use a list of social privileges, class privileges, and financial privileges as a tool to help us determine what pricing tier to choose within the Sliding Scale. This is just a tool for identifying what payment tier makes sense for each of us and it’s not here to judge us for how many boxes we do or don’t check off. Our scores aren't good or bad, they just are.

Tier 1: 0-12 points  
Tier 2: 13-25 points  
Tier 3: 26-37 points  
Tier 4: 38-50 points

If the cost per person for an Event or Gathering is $X, our sliding scale tiers will be:

Tier 1: 25% of X  
Tier 2: 75% of X  
Tier 3: 125% of X  
Tier 4: 175% of X

So, if we're hosting an Event that costs $10 per person to run:

Tier 1: $2.50  
Tier 2: $7.50  
Tier 3: $12.50  
Tier 4: $17.50

Again, these are only suggested prices; everyone pays exactly how much they want to, every time, even if it’s $0.

## Pricing for DIY Events & Gatherings

### Hosts can request funds from DT4T to support their Event or Gathering.

This is part of the Proposal process. If the Event is free to attend, the Host does not need to pay back the funds they received from DT4T. If, however, the Event has paid tickets, Hosts are expected to pay back 50% of what they borrowed from DT4T.

### Hosts can ask for a modest fee to participate in their Event or Gathering.

Charging money for Events, Groups, & Gatherings is optional. We do not try to profit off of other members, but we do believe Hosts can and should be compensated for their labor and ideas. Pricing should reflect the average cost per person of running the event.

Here's what that means in practice:

Let’s say a Host spends $200 on an ASL interpreter for their Event. DT4T covered the cost, so they need to earn at least $100 before they turn a profit to cover the cost of their own labor. They are expecting about 50 people to show up. That puts the cost of ASL at $2 per person. We tack on $3 per person for the Host's labor. (There’s no perfect calculation for this, so we just trust our guts to assign a dollar amount to our labor that also results in a reasonable average cost per person.)

Therefore, they should set the average cost per person around $5. That’s $2 per person for the ASL interpreter and $3 per person for the Host’s labor. 

The Sliding Scale tiers for that event would look like this, reflecting the $5 cost per person:

Tier 1: $1.25 (25% of $5)  
Tier 2: $3.75 (75% of $5)  
Tier 3: $6.25 (125% of $5)  
Tier 4: $8.75 (175% of $5)

If everything goes as planned and 50 attendees purchase tickets at an average price of $5, the sales will be $250. That’s $150 in profits once we subtract the cost of the interpreter. (50 attendees x $5 per person average - $100 for ASL = $150). 

If there’s a profit, as there is in this example, the Host then pays out 20% to DT4T and keeps the rest. In this case, the Host would earn $120 and DT4T would earn $30. The reason part of the profits go to DT4T is to cover the infrastructure and Stewardship costs associated with running the event.

If there are multiple Hosts running a given Event or Gathering, they must decide in advance how they will split the Hosts’ share of the profits.

All of these figures will be submitted in advance of the Quarterly Forum for review, comment, and approval by the community at large, in the form of a Proposal.

### Rarely, we open our events up to non-Members for a higher fee.

Typically, this privilege is reserved for events that:

- are organized in collaboration with another community or group;
- are good opportunities for prospective Members to learn about us; or
- will educate on topics that everyone has a right to know about, such as Public Health information.

As a rule of thumb, the cost per person for Non-Members should be twice as much as the cost per person for Members. Non-Members do not have the option of paying $0, but the Sliding Scale is still in effect.

## Pricing for Membership Dues

### All Members pay monthly Membership Dues. This covers our administrative expenses.

Our monthly cost per person is $8, which puts our sliding scale tiers at:

Tier 1: $2  
Tier 2: $6  
Tier 3: $10  
Tier 4: $14

As always, Members also have the option to pay $0, but we encourage everyone to pay at least $1 if we can to help keep our administrative processes running.

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