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Jenny Wong
August 06, 2016
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Transcript
BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY Jenny Wong
@miss_jwo Community addict
WordCamp London 2016
Diversity
Diversity
Inclusivity
100% organiser buy in
Accessibility at the core
Budget of event does not matter
None
1. Content Cost: free
Wording
Gender neutral pronouns
Tone of voice
Understand the differences in accessibility terms
Show what you want to see
Proof read
2. Child care Cost: £2344
None
Don’t do it yourself
Find professionals
Vet the professionals
Have a parent you trust talk to them
Meet them in person
Get testimonials & follow through
Encourage attendees to check it out
Get testimonials & follow through
3. Space planning Cost: Free
Wheel chair accessible
Hearing loops
Multi-faith room
Lactation room
Quiet room
Green room
Sprint room Do some work, without the guilt
Media room
Break out spaces
Overflow areas
4. Signage Cost: £3500
Atmosphere & self-support
You will need more signage than you think
Self-support
Brand them
Bright & eye catching
Use a reading friendly font
Bigger than you realise
Hang above head level
Signage takes more time to put up than you realise
Pre-organise signage
Blank branded signage
Chisel tip marker pens
Volunteer T-shirts
5. Scheduling Cost: Free
Turn over
Wheelchair users
Injuries
Children
5 minute breathers
Air the room
Back of house lunch
6. Live captions Cost: £5,218.70
Stenographers ( Sttr ) Cost: £5,218.70
Hard of hearing
Accents
Extra A/V considerations
Have a secondary monitor for speakers
7. Bathrooms Cost: £50
De-gendered toilets
De-gendered toilets
Be aware of local planning regulations and laws
Stalls
May not be the only event in the space
Talk to the venue managers first
“Life Essentials” boxes
“Life Essentials” boxes
Open lid box & personal note
Tampons & towels in different sizes
Have extra to refill
8. Tickets Cost: Free
Ask for dietary requirements
Accept that swag was an option, not given
Ask if anyone needs sign language
Ask about people requiring child care
Any other requests
9. Opening Remarks Cost: Free
Events bring different cultures together
Set the tone
Empower your organisers & volunteers
Turn over slide show Make sure they auto repeat
10. Speakers Cost: Free
Call for topics
Outreach
Apply to speak sessions
Virtual green room
Dedicated speaker’s organiser
Speakers Information pack
Speakers Information pack Downloadable in PDF format
11. Social Cost: £5860
Non- alcohol centric
Eat before you drink
Drinks tokens only given out after you got your evening
meal
Give the attendees something to do
Retro games
Drinks menu posters
Non-alcoholic drinks listed first
Quieter space to talk
None
There’s more to do Cost: Time
Accessibility is a first class citizen
Setting expectations
Tell people what to expect have, & what not to
expect
Any improvement is better than no improvements
WordCamp London 2016 Cavalry
Questions? Ask me later:
[email protected]
or @miss_jwo