Make a way in.
A ramp helps a wheelchair user reach a door. A spoken story helps someone who cannot read the words yet. People can need different kinds of help.
Fairness & helping each other
Different people.
Equal worth.
Everyone deserves respect, care, and a chance to take part.
Fairness can mean changing the way we do something so more people can join.
Respect a person’s space.
Ask before touching someone or their helpful equipment. Listen when a person says “no” or “stop.” You can ask a trusted adult to help.
Speak kindly about differences.
A person’s skin color, family, religion, disability, or gender is never a reason to treat them as less important.
When someone is unkind
You do not have to solve it alone.
If someone is picking on you or another child, find a trusted grown-up. Move toward a safe person or place if you can.
Asking for help is a way to care for people.
01
Get some company.
A teacher, caregiver, counselor, or another trusted grown-up can help. If the first person does not help, tell another.
02
Tell what happened.
Say what you saw or heard. A grown-up can help work out the next step. You do not need to know the name of a rule.
03
Be a safe friend.
You can sit with someone, invite them to join you, or get an adult. You do not have to confront a person who is being threatening.
If it happens online
Stop reading upsetting messages and tell a trusted grown-up. They can help save, block, or report what happened. Do not share your address, school, passwords, or other private details with strangers.
Do not look for dangerous groups or try to investigate people. Staying safe is the grown-ups’ job to help with.
Your place in a bigger world
Who helps make
the rules?
A lawmaker is a person whose job includes making laws. Different places have different lawmakers. Explore this part with a grown-up.
A question for any place
What could make your school, park, or library easier for everyone to use? Draw or describe an idea to a grown-up.
Grown-ups: official contacts & legal resources
External websites · grown-up reading
Choose a state above for its official lawmaker finder, legislature, ACLU affiliate, and legal-aid directory. These websites may ask for an address; enter one only on a service you have chosen to use.
This site does not ask children for addresses or send messages to officials.
USAGov: find federal, state, and local elected officials ↗The list covers all 50 states and DC. A state choice is not saved. Directory snapshot: 12 October 2026.
Practice with a grown-up
A small voice can ask a good question.
Imagine writing a note about a park or library. A grown-up can help you decide whether and how to send it.
Our question about the library
“We would like more people to enjoy our library. Could it have a quiet reading corner and signs that are easier to understand? Who could help us learn about that?”
An imaginary example. Nothing is sent from this page. Leave out private details and let a grown-up handle contact.
Grown-ups: where are the detailed rights topics?
The main Rights & Access guide covers civil rights and disability; LGBTQIA+ issues; schools and identity documents; abortion and reproductive access; body modification; genetic privacy; stem-cell and genome-editing research; and advanced treatment access.
Those subjects are presented here through fairness, privacy, care, and scientific curiosity. This children’s page does not assess a child’s legal status or care eligibility.
Open the main rights guide — mature subject matter ↗
For hateful conduct, threats, discrimination, or extremist-group research, a grown-up can use the main guide’s safety and reporting section. This site does not take reports or monitor emergencies.