The following responds to a question received during one of our structure workshops. In the workshop, we describe several roles that are common to name and assign in your organizing group's structure. The contents of this page include ideas from HUB team members on how group's we have been involved with encouraged team members to use their strengths, plus supported people in skilling up and branching off from their usual roles/tasks.
Invite and include disabled people and their needs
Include disabled people as speakers.
Share what you are planning to do to increase event access.
Budget to provide closed captioning, sign language interpretation and other language interpretation.
Live descriptions, captions and good audio are key for live streamed events.
Make sure the service you’re using to host is compatible with assistive technology, for example screen readers, and that it allows for computer-based listening/speaking and 'phone-based listening/speaking.
Make sure your events are accessible to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users. This requires offering multiple ways to participate, answer questions, submit questions, and interact.
Have an accessibility point person who can assist with access issues and technology concerns. Mention how to reach them at the beginning of your event.
Wear a headset when presenting to improveaudio quality, and try to have speakers limit background noise. It's helpful for speakers to state their name each time they speak for those with hearing impairments and the accuracy of the technology they rely on.
Describelive scenarios and any images, read any text that appears on screen, and describe gestures for those with visual impairments.
Share the format of the event and how long it plans to run
