Making events accessible

About the project

Funded by PTS Run by FFKP Aim: Create a guide Investigate tech Existing tech Needed tech

Background

FFKP organises FSCONS Saw need for overview Add free licensing perspective

Aren't there guides already?

Bring stakeholders together

Visitors Organisers Society

Scope

Hearing Seeing Moving Allergy/Sensitivity Information/Communication

Technology involved

Areas of technology

Information web, sound, vision Mobility lifts, door openers

Accessible web

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines WCAG Tools exist, e.g. http://wave.webaim.org/

Think about what to inform

We have wheelchair seats, and accessible toilets

Photos from: http://entre.stockholm.se

Mobility and access

Often a simple solution gets you far

Mobility and access

Sometimes you need extensive modifications

When interests collide

What about historical buildings?

Photos: Lennart Klaesson, Tillgnglighetsprojektet Trafikkontoret Stockholms Stad

Some more examples

Photos: Lennart Klaesson, Tillgnglighetsprojektet Trafikkontoret Stockholms Stad

Also, what tech is missing?

Illutstration found at: http://www.csd.uwo.ca/staff/magi/personal/humour/puzzle.html

Challenges for innovation

CMSs Can produce inaccessible web content Historical places can be hard to modify Who owns a place or building? Outdoor events special considerations

Design for all

Some accessible designs turned out quite handy

Thank you for listening!

Rikard Frberg - rikard@ffkp.se http://evenemangforalla.se http://ffkp.se

Photo credits
Folkoperan: Stockholms stad (c) Fotograf r Lennart Klaesson frn f.d. Tillgnglighetsprojektet Trafikkontoret LG-TV-Remote-Control_52738-480x360 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/free-stock/4791222463/) Emilian Robert Vicol (http://www.flickr.com/photos/free-stock/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Delta Faucet | Brizo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/charles_hudson/4887377646/) Charles & Hudson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/charles_hudson/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/) Mixer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-rogers/356101234/) Dave Rogers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-rogers/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/) Automatic Door Caution (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wizardhere/2411040677/) Bonnie Peirce (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wizardhere/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) Audio book Audio Book Concept (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydose/71860001/) Jeff Daly (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydose/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/) Maximteatern Toa: (c) http://entre.stockholm.se/ Maximteatern trappa (c) http://entre.stockholm.se/ why fscons is a cool conference (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/4107207688/#/) Mathias Klang (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrote/) CC BY-NC 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) Omslagsfoto p guiden: Really crowded av Johan Appelgren CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

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Steampunk Machine (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barneymoss/6160570510/) Barney Moss (http://www.flickr.com/photos/barneymoss/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Info-skylt http://www.freefoto.com/preview/1043-31-10?ffid=1043-31-10 Brighton Ski Lifts (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanami-nga-mga-pics/3895157078/) Cassi G (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kanami-nga-mga-pics/) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Wheelchair Ramp (http://www.flickr.com/photos/epha/6220418129/) epha (http://www.flickr.com/photos/epha/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/) VIA Wheelchair Lift, Belleville (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobolink/2939668852/) Robert Taylor (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobolink/) / http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) Obstacle Race - Dornoch Highhland Gathering 2007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxypar4/1004464889/) John Haslam (http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxypar4/) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ 20070420_246 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radialmonster/479821375/) Phil Hart (http://www.flickr.com/photos/radialmonster/) / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)