[OSList] Accessibility in OS

[Michael M Pannwitz via OSList]

Dear Sarah,

while structural stuff such as wheelchair-accessibility and the 
provision of Sign Language interpretation might have  to be dealt with 
before the event, I have found that the other things you mention are 
very well taken care of by that which we hope to make more space for in 
an OST event: the force of self-organization.

In practice, it took me a while - and it still does - to begin to 
actually "know" of this force. In many ways, it is counterintuitive in 
the sense that I tend to act too quickly on my assumption. Participants 
have been a great help in setting me straight. And I have some stories 
on this...

Observing folks in os-events I facilitated showed me how simply and 
elegantly and tenderly participants moved with each other in situations, 
had I perceived them beforehand, I might have thought up all kinds of 
stuff... NOT needed and in fact "closing" space for self-organization.

The best way of dealing with the issue you mentioned, is to closely 
watch how the sponsor of the event and later the planning group 
approach that issue. They are not only in charge of the event but they 
are very likely exactly the right people for the specific event they are 
in charge of, much better in the know than I as external facilitator.


Greetings from Berlin
mmp



On 13.11.2015 11:53, Sarah Grange via OSList wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> We’ve been trying hard to progress how accessible OS is to people who
> are hard-of-hearing, or have visual impairments or learning
> disabilities. I was just wondering what solutions other people have
> tried and tested during their events?
> We already provide a standard offer of Sign Language interpretation for
> Deaf people, and have a policy of only using wheelchair-accessible
> spaces, but these other areas need some work.
>
> Thanks
>
> Sarah
> (devotedanddisgruntled.com <http://devotedanddisgruntled.com> &
> improbable.co.uk <http://improbable.co.uk>)
>
>
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