Can we publically address/budget for accessibility materials?

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Things to address/make clear:

• CART and live transcription
• child-friendly (childcare)
• marking access
• making clear that the venue is wheelchair accessible
• noting the washroom situation

TODO:

• [x] add page to website (in https://github.com/ournetworks/ournetworks.ca/pull/130)
• [x] add childcare line item to budget
• [x] see about childcare for day!
  • make clear children under 12 are free and welcome to attend
• ~close captioning decn?~ -> did not pursue (or even come to a dec'n :woman_shrugging: ) -> #47
• [x] add accessibility to site setup checklist
• [x] add info abt accessibility to vol. orientation

[dcwalk]

Having it on it's own page About > Accessibility an initial thought for website content

[dcwalk]

Some resources:

• https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/accessible-events-checklist-and-resources.aspx
• http://wiscon.net/policies/accessibility/#allies
• https://adacamp.org/adacamp-toolkit/access-lanes/
• https://adata.org/publication/temporary-events-guide#Information%20and%20Ticketing

[dcwalk]

Example from how 4S addressed accessibility for participants email:

"This year, the conference organizers have published accessibility guidelines, which are available on the conference webpage. In order to make the conference and presentations more accessible to attendees, please take the time to consider the suggestions we make, which include things like having hard copies of your presentations on hand or using high-contrast PowerPoint slides with large fonts. In particular, we urge session organizers and chairs to check in with co-panelists in advance to discuss name pronunciations, gender pronouns, and access needs. We also urge panel chairs to actively moderate their sessions and strive to ensure that all panelists have equal time and properly allocated and respectful discussion. Finally, we also have designated an Accessibility Ombudsperson who can be reached at any time with questions or to request assistance at (504) 321-3610‬ or 4saccessibilityombuds@gmail.com."

[dcwalk]

Resources shared with presenters: https://www.w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/accessible-presentations/#preparing-slides-and-projected-material-speakers

and https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/11/inclusive-design-accessible-presentations/

[dcwalk]

Closing for now! I think we have our approach for 2019