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Addressing The Needs Of Your Attendees

Addressing The Needs Of Your Attendees. Ashfaq ( Kash ) Husain Chair, R7 Conference Advisory Committee a.husain@ieee.org. Types of Needs. Travel Accommodations Dietary Smoking Language Religious Observances Persons With Disabilities. Persons With Disabilities. Visible Disabilities

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Addressing The Needs Of Your Attendees

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  1. Addressing The Needs Of Your Attendees Ashfaq (Kash) Husain Chair, R7 Conference Advisory Committee a.husain@ieee.org

  2. Types of Needs • Travel • Accommodations • Dietary • Smoking • Language • Religious Observances • Persons With Disabilities

  3. Persons With Disabilities • Visible Disabilities • Mobility Assistive Devices • Amputee • Service Animal • Invisible Disabilities • Vision Loss • Hearing Loss • Medical Condition (Stroke, Cardiac, Diabetic, etc) • Learning Disabilities • and many more !

  4. What You Can Do • Ask !! - How may I help you? • Place this question on your website • Identify someone who will address these requests • Is you website accessible? W3C Standards?

  5. Event Location • Is it accessible? - Ask your Facilities Manager • Take a walk around the venues and look at: • Disabled Parking Locations • Entrance – is it at grade ? • Washrooms – Are they accessible ? • Signage – Place in strategic locations • Accessible Bedrooms • Elevator with Braille or floor calling ability • TTY unit and Kit for persons with hearing loss

  6. During The Event • Space !!! • Registration Area • Meeting Rooms • Dining Facilities • Evacuation Plan • Communications • Alternate Formats • ASL (American Sign Language) • Assistive Listening Devices • Real Time Captioning

  7. General Etiquette • Focus on person’s ABILITY • Be Respectful • Be Patient • Be Observant • ASK • Listen Carefully • Speak to the person not their partner • Do not raise your voice • Be yourself – it is OK not to know what to do • CONSIDER THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.

  8. Resources Website Design: • http://www.accessible.org/ • ISO/IEC 23026; IEEE Std 2001-2002, First editionSoftware Engineering - Recommended Practice for the Internet - Web Site Engineering, Web Site Management, and Web Site Life Cycle • http://www.w3.org/ Facilities: • Facility Accessibility Design Standards (FADS) http://www.london.ca/d.aspx?s=/Accessibility/accessibilitystandards.htm • Accessible Design / Universal Design Resources http://www.makoa.org/accessable-design.htm

  9. Resources Americans With Disability Act (ADA) • http://www.ada.gov/ General Information: • http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/accessibilityOntario • WSU - http://access.wsu.edu/ or try your own local University. • United Nations - http://www.un.org/disabilities/index.asp

  10. Universal Symbols

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