Disability Etiquette and Communications

Materials for Event Planners | AgeWise E-Zine | Other Useful Information

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Materials for Event Planners

Seattle Channel screen shot How to Plan an Accessible Event

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Thank you to Age Friendly Seattle for developing the following materials:

Community Guide to Accessible Events and Meetings
Top 10 Tips
Communication Access for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Accessibility and Accommodation Notice: Sample Notice

AgeWise King County E-Zine

Articles from AgeWise King County, a monthly e-zine published by the Seattle-King County Advisory Council on Aging:

Celebrating Inclusion in Community (March 2024)
Hearing Loss and Dementia-Understanding the Link and What You Can Do (February 2024)
Civic Coffee Recap: Assistive Technologies (January 2024)
New Legislation Helps Older People with Hearing Loss in Washington State (December 2024)
Braille: Helping People who are Blind to Read and Write Independently (January 2023)
Innovative and Transformative Solutions for Inclusion, Accessibility, and Equity (December 2023)
Things You May Not Know About Disability Employment (October 2022)

Other Useful Information

ADA National Network: A Planning Guide for Making Temporary Events Accessible to People with Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control: Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
Hearing Loss Association of America: Captioning and CAR
National Council on Aging: Engaging People with Disabilities in Evidence-Based Programs
NW ADA Center
The Chicago Community Trust: Renewing the Commitment: An ADA Compliance Guide for Nonprofits

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