{"id":6083,"date":"2021-11-29T17:23:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/?page_id=6083"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:25:40","slug":"making-your-event-accessible%e2%80%af","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/making-your-event-accessible%e2%80%af\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW65432008 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65432008 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;111baf60-60e0-4820-bcef-bbb1bff75e14|98&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">Boston University endorses<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65432008 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">an inclusive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65432008 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>approach to disability accessibility on all our campuses with the goal of having all members of the community share in creating access to our facilities, programs, services, and activities. This involves accommodating for a number of disabilities, included but not limited to those related to attention, vision, hearing, or mobility. <span data-contrast=\"none\">Please keep in mind that there are a variety of ways to provide accessibility\u00a0accommodations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The type of need may differ among\u00a0persons\u00a0with the same condition, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">it is often necessary to consult with the individual who needs access to determine how best to accommodate for a specific circumstance.\u202f<\/span>However, t<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he shared responsibility of ensuring accessibility for persons with disabilities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">begins with the obligations of the\u00a0<\/span>event planner. Planning early for wider access and checking in with DAS often<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0enables us to put access in place quickly and efficiently even before an individual makes a request.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To begin, we recommend consulting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/files\/2021\/12\/Accessibility-checklist_Uconn.pdf\">Event Accessibility Checklist<\/a>, which is adapted from our colleagues at the University of Connecticut Disability Services. It is a quick and valuable too to help you cover fundamental accessibility concerns for event planners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boston University endorses\u00a0an inclusive\u00a0approach to disability accessibility on all our campuses with the goal of having all members of the community share in creating access to our facilities, programs, services, and activities. This involves accommodating for a number of disabilities, included but not limited to those related to attention, vision, hearing, or mobility. Please keep [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2997,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6083"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2997"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6083"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6760,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6083\/revisions\/6760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}