{"id":31085,"date":"2026-04-07T16:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31085"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:00:53","slug":"in-person-events-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/in-person-events-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Person Events Accessibility"},"template":"","news_categories":[91,23,65],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-31085","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-accessibility","news_categories-admin-note","news_categories-inside-ahs"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"Weekly Accessibility Tips","hide_subtitle":false,"intro_text_body":"<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to plan accessible in-person and hybrid events with the<a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/wz3ymy9uzg0t9b592jznlpzwsgtqpv02\"><strong> In-Person Events Accessibility Tip Sheet<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This tip sheet includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Planning and publicizing in-person\/hybrid events<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Recommendations for choosing an indoor or outdoor venue<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Taking proactive accessibility measures<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Making accessible flyers, posters, and invitations<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Responding to access requests<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Setting up CART and ASL interpreter services<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Accessibility measure for the day of the event<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Etiquette for interacting with disabled people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For planning accessible <strong>hybrid events<\/strong>, pair this tip sheet with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uofi.box.com\/s\/t438bj6v9mjjzhfqgdpp6b7rriz49ptc\">Online Events Accessibility Tip Sheet<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or require additional support, you can drop in during an\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/7qbvmn\/b2qdxtee\/zkh1beb. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2F7qbvmn%2Fb2qdxtee%2Fzkh1beb&amp;data=05%7C02%7Calemke3%40uic.edu%7C0d28dd14bed24252a22908de94e693c6%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C639111915221440375%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k1H%2FD%2FdsgviNKXeQZAGfF7EL5on0WnEmsAV8UiG23bI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">Accessibility Specialist office hours<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/7qbvmn\/b2qdxtee\/fdi1beb. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.e2ma.net%2Fclick%2F7qbvmn%2Fb2qdxtee%2Ffdi1beb&amp;data=05%7C02%7Calemke3%40uic.edu%7C0d28dd14bed24252a22908de94e693c6%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C639111915221458045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jpDj%2B3xawCLSJ6%2BwPhkyU4BlOPWPphHl%2FpxWg03R8ms%3D&amp;reserved=0\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">submit a support ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Ryan Lemke","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31087,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31085\/revisions\/31087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=31085"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=31085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}