Accessibility and Inclusive Practice

Creating Accessible Conferences and Presentations

Disability Co-operative Network

Accessible Conference Guidance
These guidelines and tips come from Government Digital Service:
https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/13/advice-for-making-events-and-presentations-accessible/

Evacuation Plans
What evacuation plans do you have in place in getting people safely out of the building?
See: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/422202/9446_Means_of_Escape_v2_.pdf

Assistance Dogs Guidance:
https://www.musedcn.org.uk/2018/01/12/assistance-dogs-uk-information-the-law-and-what-your-organisation-can-do/

For further information on captioning and BSL go to:
Stagetext:  http://www.stagetext.org/

Presentations:
Vocaleyes:  Making your presentations more accessible to blind and partially sighted people.

Ensure that handouts are available for neurodivergent people in advance.
Ensure that people are able to record the presentations to support their note taking.

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