Access Checklist for Meeting and Conference Planning
- Have the meeting and lodging sites been evaluated by someone with knowledge of disabilities?
- Physical Accommodations:
- handicapped parking (flat, close to major entrance)?
- ramped, flat access to major entrance?
- automatic door or greeter/ staff at entrance?
- accessible bathroom (toilet, sink, and shower)?
- accessible bedroom (access to closet, lowered clothes pole, lowered and adjustable lighting)?
- accessible meeting rooms (amount of room, lighting)?
- an elevator or lift, if needed?
- accessible dining room, bar, and public gathering places?
- lowered water fountains?
- lowered public telephone with volume control?
- fragrance free areas?
- are wheelchairs available to borrow?
- handicapped parking (flat, close to major entrance)?
- Chemical Sensitivity Accommodations (non-scented cleaning and personal products in the meeting rooms, bathrooms, and bedrooms)
- Vision Accommodations (adequate and adjustable lighting, large print and alternative formats available—taped, Braille, disks)
- Hearing Accommodations (ASL interpreters, assistive listening system and/or personal device, hand held microphone, other)
- Dietary (allergic, vegetarian, other)
- Do any attendees require personal assistance? If so, what type?
- Additional needs: ___________________________
For more information contact access @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
