The accessibility of an event is not merely a factor in its success; it's also the key to creating a more enriching and enjoyable experience for all in attendance.
The Accessibility Library is proud to guide you in taking significant strides towards ensuring that volunteers, guests, staff, and performers at your events can fully immerse themselves and actively participate in the vibrancy of your festivals, performances, community gatherings, and shows.
Available Resources
The Accessibility Library provides items available for check-out as well as support at all stages of planning. Through The Accessibility Library you can:
- Download checklists for indoor and outdoor events;
- Request support from partners in reviewing a site or venue and making recommendations on how to increase the enjoyment for all your guests;
- Watch videos geared toward supporting you and your team in using or even making some support gear; and
- Review a catalog of physical items that are available to borrow from partners.
The Accessibility Library is a strategy identified in the Akron/Summit Cultural Plan (2020) which originated with artist and advocate Alicia Hopkins. The thoughtful implementation of a process by which nonprofit community groups could access assistive technology and support items for events has been carried forward by the following organizations:
