Further resources on inclusive events
This page contains further resources on specific topics that may be of interest to you. Many of these resources were consulted in creating this toolkit.
Access-based inclusive guidance for events and meetings
RIBA Inclusive Events Toolkit guidance: Organising accessible events for British Sign Language (BSL) users
This guidance document covers the steps of offering BSL/English interpreters and translators for both in-person and online events. (ODT, 29 KB)
A comprehensive checklist focusing on accessibility. We consulted this checklist closely while compiling this toolkit.
This blog by the UK government digital service has some quick tips for creating accessible presentations and videos, as well as other access considerations.
This blog highlights the importance of considering accessibility and inclusion as a priority from the outset when planning and hosting events and meetings.
If you have questions or concerns around the accessibility of an event or meeting, Scope provides some helpful guidance and resources with which you can check event venues’ accessibility and more.
Guidance on how to create neuroinclusive events and meetings.
Accessible formatting and presentations
Microsoft provides step-by-step instructions and best practices for making your PowerPoint presentations accessible, as well as instructions on how to use their accessibility checker.
This guide is for people who are producing PowerPoint 2010 (or later) documents for internal circulation, to upload to the internet, or to load into Adobe presentations. It explains how to make them accessible to various assistive software (AS) IT packages.
This comprehensive and easy-to-digest article offers quick and easy tips on designing inclusive presentations.
Inclusive and accessible communications
GOV.UK . This guidance considers how to make effective use of accessible communication formats (also known as alternative formats).
. Eleven brief bullet points with accessible actions you can take today.
and Guidance on the language to use and avoid when writing about disability.
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Guidance on
Fighting Talk
An article showing
Virtual platform accessibility
Comprehensive guidance on the accessibility features of the Microsoft Teams platform.
Guidance and information on the built-in accessibility features of Zoom, including captioning and transcription options.
Information on the accessibility features of the Google Meet platform.
Fostering psychological safety at events and in meetings
This article discusses what we mean by ‘psychological safety’ and why it is important to creating an inclusive working and meeting environment.