Checklist 1: Preparing for an accessible and inclusive event

• Has an overall event plan been developed?
• Have people with lived experience of disability been included in the planning?
• Have people with lived experience of disability been included in setting up the event?
• Have people with lived experience of disability been included in the running of the event?
• Have issues of accessibility been allowed for in the budget?
• Has event timing taken into account accessibility?
• Is marketing material accessible?
• Does marketing material include accessibility information relating to the event?
• Does information in the site map and program highlight accessibility?
• Is the event website WCAG compliant?
• Has consideration been given to use of assistive technology?
• Is the registration process accessible and informative?
• Has allowance been made for assistance animals?
• Has consideration been given to allowing entry by companions?
• Has accessibility been considered for catering?
• Do you have enough staff and volunteers, and has disability awareness training been provided?
• Has consideration been given to broader inclusivity?