External Resources

A Growing List of Accessible Event Planning Resources:

Note: This is a work in progress. We expect this list will grow with your contributions. Please fill out the survey on the last page of this website to share additional resources. 

External Resources for Creating Accessible Events:

Autism Society of MN - Creating Accessible Events Toolkit:

https://ausm.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Creating-Accessible-Events-Toolkit-1.pdf

Advising on Accessibility at a Conference (Neil Wallace, Arts Access Aotearoa)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FylUTxkGTdoXwRfiTAM_XO0yHcDSlbW5/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=110601435699795599133&rtpof=true&sd=true

Le Jardin Infini: Guide to Sensory Friendly and Accessible Event Planning:

https://www.lejardininfini.com/blogs/le-jardin/guide-to-sensory-friendly-and-accessible-event-planning

Holding Inclusive Events (Autistic Self Advocacy Network): https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Accessible-Event-Planning.pdf

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (other resources):

https://autisticadvocacy.org/resources/accessibility/

Perkins Accessible Event Guide:

https://www.perkins.org/resource/accessible-events-a-guide/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20819447020&gbraid=0AAAAAD94wT4-kfnMAvM21yc2ReiJUjJ2J&gclid=CjwKCAjwuIbBBhBvEiwAsNypvX6h_tnNOi7qqbCR24gVg7Yskyd6xdtULNQ8lr4lseEZY10jPAQ7mxoCaY8QAvD_BwE

Equal Accessibility: Ultimate Accessible Event Planning Checklist:

https://equalaccessibility.co/resources/accessible-event-planning/

EARN (Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability:

https://production-askearn-org.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/EARN_Accessible_Events_Checklist_9319cf2e00.pdf

Cornell Accessible Meeting and Event Checklist:

https://accessibility.cornell.edu/event-planning/accessible-meeting-and-event-checklist/

University of Kansas - Best Practice Guidelines for Planning an Accessible Event:

https://accessibility.ku.edu/best-practice-guidelines-planning-accessible-event

Augsburg University: Accessible Event Planning Guide:

https://sites.augsburg.edu/events/policies/accessible-events/accessible-event-planning-guide/

University of Chicago - Accessible Event Resource Guide Checklist:

https://equalopportunityprograms.uchicago.edu/accessibility/event-checklist/

CVENT - Event Planning for Accessibility: Tips and Best Practices:

https://www.cvent.com/en/blog/events/event-planning-accessibility-tips-and-best-practices

A Checklist for Planning Accessible Conferences:

https://www.accessiblecampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/A-Checklist-for-Planning-Accessible-Events-1.pdf

City of Vancouver - Accessible Events Checklist and Resources:

https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/accessible-events-checklist-and-resources.aspx

Measuring Up - Accessible Public Event Guidelines:

https://www.sparc.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/accessible-public-event-guidelines.pdf

University of Glasgow - Accessible Events Checklist:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_386384_smxx.pdf

External Resources for Creating Accessible Presentations:

Microsoft Office - Make Your PowerPoint Presentations Accessible to People with Disabilities:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/make-your-powerpoint-presentations-accessible-to-people-with-disabilities-6f7772b2-2f33-4bd2-8ca7-dae3b2b3ef25#bkmk_bestwin

Accessibility Made Easy - Accessible PowerPoint Presentations:

https://www.accessibilityeasy.com/blog/accessible-powerpoint-presentations

Microsoft Office - Accessible PowerPoint Templates:

https://create.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-templates

Microsoft Documents:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/make-your-word-documents-accessible-to-people-with-disabilities-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d

Google Documents and Slides:

https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6199477?hl=en

Canva - Use Design Accessibility

https://www.canva.com/help/using-design-accessibility/

PDF Accessibility:

https://webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/converting

Adobe InDesign:

https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/creating-accessible-pdfs.html?x-product=Helpx%2F1.0.0&x-product-location=Search%3AForums%3Alink%2F3.7.0

Web Accessibility Initiative - Making Audio and Video Accessible:

https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/

Web AIM - Color Contrast Checker:

https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/

YouTube Captioning:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=en

Subtitle Edit - Video Subtitles

https://www.nikse.dk/subtitleedit

Center for Plain Language:

https://centerforplainlanguage.org/

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