http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2019/10/how-to-plan-accessible-events.html
It's weird to me that this list of suggestions is 28 entries long and still counts as incomplete. It's because there are so many forms of disability, and trying to address them all individually is extremely complicated. And the bigger the event, the more of these suggestions apply, because the more kinds of people you need to serve.
However, knowing your audience is important. If you're hosting an event specifically for members of the Deaf community, you might not need to check whether the location has a wheelchair ramp or remove any fragrance dispensers, unless you know some of those people also have physical access challenges or sensory sensitivities.
In general, I'd say it's best practice to be safe rather than sorry, and to do as many of these as you can manage. But I do understand that in practicality, it's complicated and can be exhausting to merely run the event, never mind going down a list of 28 things to make sure you have as many accessibility boxes checked as possible.
It's weird to me that this list of suggestions is 28 entries long and still counts as incomplete. It's because there are so many forms of disability, and trying to address them all individually is extremely complicated. And the bigger the event, the more of these suggestions apply, because the more kinds of people you need to serve.
However, knowing your audience is important. If you're hosting an event specifically for members of the Deaf community, you might not need to check whether the location has a wheelchair ramp or remove any fragrance dispensers, unless you know some of those people also have physical access challenges or sensory sensitivities.
In general, I'd say it's best practice to be safe rather than sorry, and to do as many of these as you can manage. But I do understand that in practicality, it's complicated and can be exhausting to merely run the event, never mind going down a list of 28 things to make sure you have as many accessibility boxes checked as possible.
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