1. JIK GPAM 8/041 What Makes a Meeting Accessible? Great Lakes ADA and Accessible IT Center August 17, 2004 || Audio Conference Series

2. JIK GPAM 8/042 June Isaacson Kailes Disability Policy Consultant jik@pacbell.net Office: 310.821.7080 Fax: 310.827.0269 www.jik.com

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7. 7 Objectives Overview of access issues to attend to when planning & conducting a meetings: –Space planning, –Catering staff, –Written & oral communication, –Tips for presenters, –Resources.

8. JIK GPAM 8/048 Intended Outcomes Meeting planners are knowledgeable about what needs to be done to achieve access. Commitment to access gets woven into your meeting planning culture.

9. JIK GPAM 8/049 50 Million Americans with Disabilities in US - About One in Five Source: 2000 U.S. Census Bureau; all categories not mutually exclusive; persons may also have more than one disability.

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11. JIK GPAM 8/0411 Are 8 foot wide spaces, with minimum 8 foot wide access aisles, and 98 inches of vertical clearance, available for lift-equipped vans? –At least one of every 8 accessible spaces must be van accessible (with a minimum of one van accessible space in all cases). –Two accessible parking spaces may share a common access aisle.

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15. JIK GPAM 8/0415 COMMUNICATION ACCESS

16. JIK GPAM 8/0416 TTY - Telecommunication device w/ keyboard & visual display for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability.

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19. JIK GPAM 8/0419 MUST PROVIDE AUXILIARY AIDS & SERVICES To ensure communication access

20. JIK GPAM 8/0420 Assistive Listening Systems

21. JIK GPAM 8/0421 Communication Access Solutions Communication Access Solutions “Pocket Talker Pro”

22. JIK GPAM 8/0422 Qualified interpreters –Are able to interpret effectively, accurately, & impartially, both receptively & expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary

23. JIK GPAM 8/0423 –Real-time reporters trained as court stenographers w/ medical terminology expertise type what is said in meeting & text is immediately displayed on video monitor or projection screen. Computer-aided transcription services: (CART):

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26. JIK GPAM 8/0426 Audio Description makes visual productions more meaningful to people with vision loss. Descriptive narration enables people with no or partial vision to hear narration on headsets Descriptions of key visual elements are blended into natural pauses in soundtracks : Actions Graphics Settings Scene changes

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28. JIK GPAM 8/0428 Good PracticesGood Practices –Text of forms & other documents kept on computer enable large print or disk format to be made quickly. –Establish by contracts (or in-house) Braille transcription & audio recording services.

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