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Planning Accessible and Inclusive Events
Marian Vessels
Director, Mid-Atlantic ADA CenterSlide2
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ADA National Network
Ten regional centers provide information, guidance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)Slide3
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Disabilities
ADA protects people with all kinds of disabilities, physical or mental
Mobility limitations, psychiatric conditions, intellectual disabilities, health conditions, etc.
What are communication disabilities?
Those that affect hearing, vision, speechSlide4
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People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Respectful and Helpful InteractionsSlide5
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Courtesy: Out Loud
Identify yourself when you approach or meet an individual with a vision disability; let him know if you are leaving
If you have to pass a person with a vision disability in a hallway or come near her “personal space,” give her a verbal alertSlide6
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Sighted Guide TechniquesSlide7
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Auxiliary Aids and Services: People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
Examples:
Accessible format materials (large print, Braille, audio, electronic), qualified readers, use of secondary auditory programs (SAP) to provide description of visual elements during televised broadcasts or recorded audio-visual presentationsSlide8
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Printed Materials
Design for legibility and reduce the need for other formats or individualized assistance for some people with low vision
Simple, easy-to-read fonts
Good contrast between text and background
Non-glare finishesUncluttered designsSlide9
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Large Print
18 point font is usually considered “large” print
(this is 18 point font);
individuals may make more specific requests
May be easily produced in-house from electronic files or by enlarging documents on a copierSlide10
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Braille or Audio Recordings
Braille documents are produced by specialized equipment; audio-recordings may need to be professionally produced
Requires advance preparationSlide11
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Electronic Formats
Design features ensure accessibility, especially for people who use “screen readers” (computer programs that “read” documents out loud by converting text to mechanized speech)Slide12
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Examples: Accessibility Features of Electronic Formats and Websites
Alt tags(simple text descriptions) “behind” images and graphics can be read by screen readers
Description for video; captions for audio
Meaningful hyperlink text (
Mid-Atlantic ADA Center, not click here
or
www.adainfo.org
)
Consistent, meaningful styles (heading 1, heading 2, etc.)
Simple tablesSlide13
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People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Respectful and Helpful InteractionsSlide14
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Auxiliary Aids and Services: People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Examples:
Written notes, printed materials, assistive listening systems and devices, qualified interpreters (on-site or through video remote interpreting (VRI) services), computer-aided real-time transcription (CART) services, open and closed captioning of televised broadcasts or audio-visual presentationsSlide15
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Interpreters
Interpreters use sign language or other manual systems (hand codes or cues)
Oral interpreters silently move their mouths, repeating a speaker’s words for the benefit of a speech-reader (lip reader) Slide16
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A Word about Language
American Sign Language (ASL) is a
true
language; it evolved naturally, and is distinct from English, with different syntax, vocabulary, etc.
Other manual systems are not languages, but systems invented or designed to convey English “word-for-word”Slide17
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Working with Interpreters
When interacting with an individual who is communicating through an interpreter, speak
to the individual
, not to the interpreter Slide18
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CART and Captioning
CART (computer-aided real-time transcription) and captioning are similar because they use technology to display a typed record (word-for-word) of spoken communication and soundsSlide19
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Video Relay ServiceSlide20
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Service Animals
Remember that people with
any type
of disability may use service animals, which are trained to perform a wide variety of tasks,
for example …Providing balance and stability for people with mobility disabilities; pulling wheelchairs or retrieving items Guiding individuals who are blind or have low visionAlerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to soundsAlerting or assisting people with seizure disorders, psychiatric disabilities, or neurological conditionsSlide21
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Putting It All TogetherSlide22
http://www.adahospitality.org/accessible-meetings-events-conferences-guide
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https://youtu.be/fUiQM240eT0
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Be Proactive
Establish non-discrimination, equal opportunity policy and include in event promotions and materials
Establish and publish a reasonable deadline for participants to make requests that will require
individualized response
Remember presenters, speakers, guests, volunteers, and others in addition to event attendeesSlide25
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Staff Training
Train event staff and volunteers!
Disability etiquette, respectful interactions
Providing
assistanceAccessible materialsInformation about accessible features/servicesExample: location of service animal relief areaSlide26
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Contact us
ADA National Network
1-800-949-4232 V/TTY
www.adata.org
Hospitality Initiativewww.ADAhospitality.org