Articles tagged “accessibility”

Ideas & Inspiration

How to Design Inclusive Events

It's not easy to consider each attendee at every step in the planning process – but it's essential.
Diversity and Inclusion

New Accessibility Certification for Meetings and Events

Attendees with disabilities face far more accessibility issues than what’s covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sage Inclusion plans to roll out a certification process to ensure inclusivity for all.
Diversity and Inclusion

Accessibility Advocates Oppose Disability Simulations

After Skift Meetings published an article about a wheelchair venue tour, accessibility advocates strongly objected to disability simulation exercises. Now, we are revisiting the topic to provide a platform for the concerns that were raised.
Technology

The Best Strategies and Tools for Better Venue Sourcing

Meeting planners are facing shorter lead times while also working to meet higher expectations on almost every front. Here are the strategies and tools that will help you source venues as efficiently as possible — without ever missing a beat.
Diversity and Inclusion

Rethinking Event Accessibility

John Sage is a manual wheelchair user, after sustaining a T-4 incomplete spinal cord injury in a snow-skiing accident in 2001 at age 22. Since then he has traveled to…