Accessible Events!
Participation rather than just presentation.
I offer you professional concepts and moderation of events that are specifically prepared to meet the needs of your participants and are therefore barrier-free.
Because you are planning an event and want to create real moments of participation for everyone.
Your accessibility moderator
Information
Accessibility means ensuring that all people, regardless of their individual abilities, have access to facilities, services and information. Accessibility also means that these are accessible to everyone without assistance.
For your event, accessibility means that all participants and contributors can easily reach the event location and can move around freely or use everything independently. This applies to online and offline events. Accessibility also means that your content and information is accessible to everyone (e.g. advertising, registration, etc.).
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We work together to get to know your target group and their needs.
Together we will develop suitable material and methods to present your content in an accessible way.
As an accessibility-moderator, I will accompany your event and always have the needs of the group in mind.
I look forward to working with you!
As a workshop and event moderator with many years of experience, I offer clarity and structure for your online or offline event in German and English. I moderate big events, accompany strategy processes and design workshops.
My moderation is accessible because I adapt to the needs of the target group. This ensures that everyone is involved at all times.
Book a 1-to-1 consultation on the accessible implementation of your content or take part in a workshop on the topic of accessibility. I will meet you exactly where you are and take you on the path to greater accessibility.
As an accessibility scout, I will check your venue for accessibility and create accessible material tailored to the needs of your target group.
Meaningful visualisation can help many people to better understand your content. However, graphic recordings and flipcharts are often designed exclusively for sighted people. In an accesible visualisation, we appeal to different senses: the sense of sight, touch and hearing!
This makes your content accessible to your entire target group.
Make your event inclusive and unforgettable!
Exchange by those affected for those affected, networking, working group of self-employed people active in the field of accessibility and inclusion.
Additional accessible formats, such as visualisation workshops for beginners, which are accessible to people with disabilities, impairments and chronic illnesses.
Under the hashtag #ByeByeBarrierefrei, people with disabilities post on Instagram about barriers they encounter in their everyday lives.
Why accessible?
Accessible events can entail additional costs for organisers.
Here are five reasons why this investment can pay off in the long term:
Info:Event
An accessible event is characterised by the fact that it is equally accessible to all participants, regardless of their individual abilities, and that they can actively participate in the event.
Physical accessibility: the event site is designed to be accessible to people with mobility impairments, with ramps, lifts and wide passageways. Seating on the site also helps people who are unable to stand for long periods to take breaks.
Communicative accessibility: Information is provided in various formats to meet the needs of people with different communication needs, such as interpreters for German spoken and sign language, subtitles and information as audio description and in Braille.
Cognitive accessibility: The event content and information is formulated in clear and easy-to-understand terms to support people with cognitive impairments or learning difficulties. Images also support comprehensibility.
Sensitive design: The event takes into account the needs of the participants to create an inclusive environment in which everyone feels welcome and can participate.
An event that is not accessible, on the other hand, may contain barriers that could prevent certain people from fully participating or feeling comfortable or even attending. This can lead to marginalisation, frustration and an overall negative experience for those affected.
An accessible event, on the other hand, encourages participation and engagement from all participants and contributes to a positive and inclusive event experience.
Info: Moderation
Accessible facilitation refers to the design of facilitation techniques and processes that ensure that all participants, regardless of their abilities can participate equally in the event. The aim is to create an inclusive environment where all opinions are heard and valued.
For example, the energisers used to activate participants are tailored to the target group so that everyone can take part. This is because people who are not mobile are often forgotten and cannot participate in activation methods with movement, or only to a limited extent. The classic picture is that all participants are mobilised to stand up and join in, while some participants unfortunately have to remain seated and can only watch.
Are you planning an event and looking for a moderator?
Are you looking for advice on accessibility?
Do you want accessible visualisation and communication?
I look forward to getting to know you and your project better. After your enquiry by email or telephone, we will arrange a free 30-minute introductory meeting.
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Important note
My aim is to make the information here accessible to as many people as possible. To do this, we need time and financial resources, for example to enable interpretation into German sign language and simple language. If information is currently not accessible or understandable for you, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
