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NEACUHO is dedicated to providing opportunities for colleague support, professional development, sharing of information, collaboration, communication, research, and recognition of outstanding contributions to the field. A key principle of NEACUHO is to act and provide opportunities that are supportive of the value, dignity, and diversity of all individuals.
NEACUHO strives to create accessible spaces and an accessible experience during the 2023 NEACUHO Annual Conference. Our Meals and Accommodations Chair, in conjunction with the conference committee, is here to assist all members in determining if current features will appropriately meet your access needs or if additional accommodations are required.
Have a question or concern regarding accessibility or accommodations? Please email Meals and Accommodations Chair Jordan Ethier for further assistance.
Here are the accessible features already built in as part of our conference planning process:
Auditory:
Keynote and conference sessions will have live captioning
Speakers will use microphones for all sessions
Reserved seating at the front of presentation rooms for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing
Hotel offers hearing accessible guest rooms/kits and rooms that are TTY/TTD compatible; attendees should communicate accessibility needs with hotel when booking their room(s)
Mobility:
All Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel areas are ADA compliant and accessible to wheelchair and scooter users
Reserved spaces in each presentation room for wheelchair users
Accessible hotel room options available in conference block; attendees should communicate accessibility needs with hotel when booking their room(s)
Visual:
The conference schedule and information will be available on the conference’s Google Site, which is accessible on mobile devices and desktop/laptop computers. The site works with screen readers. Click here for more information on Google Sites screen reader shortcuts and support.
A PDF of the conference schedule will be available on the website and a printed version upon request.
All visual information presented during the keynote and plenary sessions will be communicated verbally. We have asked presenters to also make their presentations accessible by verbally indicating what is on their slides.
Dietary Needs:
The conference menu has been designed to be inclusive of as many dietary needs as possible
The Meals & Accommodations chair will conduct outreach to all attendees who indicate a dietary need to determine if more individualized accommodations will need to be made
Ingredient and allergen information will be readily available at conference provided meals
Additional Spaces:
Attendees will have access to a lactation room, equipped with a miniature refrigerator
Gendered and all-gender bathrooms will be available in the conference space to accommodate for all attendees
Meditation & Prayer room
Sensory room
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we stand on the traditional homelands of the Indigenous Algonkian people known as “Agawam.” The Agawam were closely related and diplomatically connected to the Quaboag to the East; the Podunk to the South; the Woronoco to the West; and the Nonotuck, Pocumtuck, and Sokoki to the North. We acknowledge the memory of these Indigenous nations who, after having inhabited this land for more than 10,000 years, were displaced in the 1600s to 1700s by English colonial settlers who exploited Native generosity and provoked warfare.
We acknowledge the surviving Native nations of what is now called “New England”: the Nipmuc and the Wampanoag to the East; the Mohegan and Pequot and Schaghticoke to the South; the Mohican to the West; and the Abenaki to the North. We affirm, honor, and respect the sovereignty of these and hundreds of other Native American nations across North America that survive today.
Affinity Groups
Participate in designated time all three days of the conference to connect with others around shared identities. Choose one, or visit a different group each day. Groups include:
BIPOC
Womxn in Housing
LGBTQIA+
Queer BIPOC
Ability
Ally Space
Be sure to check the conference schedule for times and specific group locations.