Aisle chairs can be removed in rows dispersed throughout the room to allow seating choices for people who use mobility devices or service animals....
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Accessible Theater Style
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Accessible Classroom Style
This set-up is very helpful when participants need a surface to take notes and refer to materials. Use the accessible chevron style (next section below) whenever possible, but if...
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The Presentation Area / Speaker’s Platform Design and Considerations
Both layouts incorporate presentation screens that are easily viewed from all areas of the room....
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Alternative formats
□ Ensure hard copy information is/can be provided in alternative formats such as large print, disks, or Braille when requested in advance of the meeting or event....
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Audio Visual Components
Find out in advance if your facility has any assistive listening systems or devices available, how the meeting room is wired and equipped for sound amplification, and if there are additional...
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Key Meeting Points
Key Meeting Points: Writing key points from the presentations and discussion on a blackboad or easel-mounted chart pad helps everyone follow the meeting's proceedings....
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Auxiliary Aids and Services
Auxiliary Aids and Services: If auxiliary aids and services are requested by guests, meeting organizers will need to address before the meeting takes place how to provide such services...
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Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services
If the room lights are lowered for audiovisual presentations, separate lighting on the interpreter may be needed....
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Food and Beverage Service
The Food Service: Accommodating Diners with Disabilities factsheet provides both legal standards and promising practices for paths of travel, approach to dining spaces, seating,...
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Food Allergies and Sensitivities
(please list): ________________________________________ Share this information with the catering staff for your function and develop a plan to provide attendees with food items that meet...
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Feature 1 - Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas
Feature 1 - Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas When parking is provided for meeting participants, accessible parking must be provided for participants with disabilities....
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Feature 2 - Routes to the Building Entrance
The accessible route is essential for people who have difficulty walking or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to get to the accessible entrance of the meeting site....
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Feature 3 - Building Entrance
An accessible meeting location must have at least one accessible entrance that is connected to an accessible route....
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Feature 4 - Routes to the Meeting Space
Feature 4 - Routes to the Meeting Space Accessible interior routes to the meeting space The interior accessible route connects the accessible entrance with the meeting space....
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Feature 6 - Restrooms
If restrooms are available to meeting participants, then accessible restrooms must also be available to participants with disabilities....
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Accommodations for Deaf Individuals or Those Experiencing Hearing Loss
This section will provide information and tips to ensure that individuals with disabilities that affect communication are given full access to meetings and meeting facilities....
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Temporary Barrier Removal Suggestions for Accessible Features
Temporary Barrier Removal Suggestions for Accessible Features
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Feature 1 - Temporary Barrier Removal, Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas
Feature 1 - Temporary Barrier Removal, Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas
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Communicating With Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Don’t use phrases such as “you can tell him my name is John” or “it’s nice to meet her.” Instead speak like you would to anyone else: “My name is John,” or “it’s nice to meet you.”...
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Hearing Loss Later in Life
Additionally, it is best to have everyone speaking in a meeting use a microphone whenever possible. This helps everyone hear what is being said....
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Feature 2 - Temporary Barrier Removal for Routes to the Building Entrance
Feature 2 - Temporary Barrier Removal for Routes to the Building Entrance
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Using Qualified Interpreters
In most cases it is not appropriate to use an individual’s family or friends to interpret at a meeting....
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Types of Interpreting
The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) explains, “Group meetings may pose difficulty for speech-readers....
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Considerations When Hiring an Interpreter
Typically, interpreters should be placed at the front of the room near the speaker in a well-lit area....