Building an Accessible Community - AlterConf Dublin Edition

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1. BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY Jenny Wong
2. @miss_jwo Community addict
3. WordCamp London 2016
4. Diversity
5. Diversity
6. Inclusivity
7. 100% organiser buy in
8. Accessibility at the core
9. Budget of event does not matter
11. 1. Content Cost: free
12. Wording
13. Gender neutral pronouns
14. Tone of voice
15. Understand the differences in accessibility terms
16. Show what you want to see
17. Proof read
18. 2. Child care Cost: £2344
20. Don’t do it yourself
21. Find professionals
22. Vet the professionals
23. Have a parent you trust talk to them
24. Meet them in person
25. Get testimonials & follow through
26. Encourage attendees to check it out
27. Get testimonials & follow through
28. 3. Space planning Cost: Free
29. Wheel chair accessible
30. Hearing loops
31. Multi-faith room
32. Lactation room
33. Quiet room
34. Green room
35. Sprint room Do some work, without the guilt
36. Media room
37. Break out spaces
38. Overflow areas
39. 4. Signage Cost: £3500
40. Atmosphere & self-support
41. You will need more signage than you think
42. Self-support
43. Brand them
44. Bright & eye catching
45. Use a reading friendly font
46. Bigger than you realise
47. Hang above head level
48. Signage takes more time to put up than you realise
49. Pre-organise signage
50. Blank branded signage
51. Chisel tip marker pens
52. Volunteer T-shirts
53. 5. Scheduling Cost: Free
54. Turn over
55. Wheelchair users
56. Injuries
57. Children
58. 5 minute breathers
59. Air the room
60. Back of house lunch
61. 6. Live captions Cost: £5,218.70
62. Stenographers ( Sttr ) Cost: £5,218.70
63. Hard of hearing
64. Accents
65. Extra A/V considerations
66. Have a secondary monitor for speakers
67. 7. Bathrooms Cost: £50
68. De-gendered toilets
69. De-gendered toilets
70. Be aware of local planning regulations and laws
71. Stalls
72. May not be the only event in the space
73. Talk to the venue managers first
74. “Life Essentials” boxes
75. “Life Essentials” boxes
76. Open lid box & personal note
77. Tampons & towels in different sizes
78. Have extra to refill
79. 8. Tickets Cost: Free
80. Ask for dietary requirements
81. Accept that swag was an option, not given
82. Ask if anyone needs sign language
83. Ask about people requiring child care
84. Any other requests
85. 9. Opening Remarks Cost: Free
86. Events bring different cultures together
87. Set the tone
88. Empower your organisers & volunteers
89. Turn over slide show Make sure they auto repeat
90. 10. Speakers Cost: Free
91. Call for topics
92. Outreach
93. Apply to speak sessions
94. Virtual green room
95. Dedicated speaker’s organiser
96. Speakers Information pack
97. Speakers Information pack Downloadable in PDF format
98. 11. Social Cost: £5860
99. Non- alcohol centric
100. Eat before you drink
101. Drinks tokens only given out after you got your evening meal
102. Give the attendees something to do
103. Retro games
104. Drinks menu posters
105. Non-alcoholic drinks listed first
106. Quieter space to talk
108. There’s more to do Cost: Time
109. Accessibility is a first class citizen
110. Setting expectations
111. Tell people what to expect have, & what not to expect
112. Any improvement is better than no improvements
113. WordCamp London 2016 Cavalry
114. Questions? Ask me later: jenny@hmn.md or @miss_jwo