[Projectleiding] Accessibility statement

[Arnout Engelen]

Thanks! I added an entry to the FAQ at https://wiki.mch2021.org/FAQ
based on this.

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 7:57 PM Attilla de Groot <attilla at ifcat.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Arnout,
>
> At SHA2017 the main thing we made sure of was that there are toilet and shower facilities that were accessible. Next to that, we always had the statement to contact us to see what the requirements are for someone with a specific disability so we could make their stay as comfortable as possible.
>
> That said, in the past we have had questions about guaranteeing power for medical devices. Since we’re an outdoor event, this does give it’s challenges and we can’t take responsibility for such things. We are also limited by the fact that we’re an outdoor event, gras, rain etc. Nonetheless, we always try to make the best out of it for the disabled visitors!
>
>
> — Attilla
>
> > On 17 Sep 2020, at 12:24, Arnout Engelen <arnout at bzzt.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Projectleiding,
> >
> > We (Team:Info) got a request* to publish a (visitor-oriented)
> > statement around accessibility in the FAQ.
> >
> > Since https://wiki.mch2021.org/Team:Accessibility suggests there is no
> > Team:Accessibility yet, can I ask you to come up with a statement?
> >
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Arnout
> >
> > *For reference, the exact request was: "What accessibility measures
> > will be taken at the event?
> >
> > Reference to team accessibility, mention work-in-progress and no clear
> > answer yet (?). Accessibility for speakers can be arranged but the needs
> > must to be stated clearly by the speaker."
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