Hobart Accessibility Community Meet Up

Welcome to the Hybrid Tasmanian Accessibility Community Meet Up. This month, we will have a short presentation on:
To Be Announced
and then an open networking session.

Come join us to chat all things accessibility and meet like-minded professionals and advocates!

What to expect?

• A chance to meet and chat with accessibility professionals and advocates
• A short presentation or workshop topic
• If you are attending in person - pizza, a range of soft drinks, tea and coffee are provided (please arrive by 5:45pm to be included in the pizza order).

Who should come to this event?

• Anyone with a passion or interest in accessibility or inclusive design.
• People who would like to learn more about accessibility for their job (developers, designers, communications professionals).
• Disability community, advocates, and assistive technology users.

How to attend?
You can attend in person or virtually!
This is a Tasmania-based event, but interstate and international folks are more than welcome to attend virtually or if you are here for a visit :)

Parking

• There is a large adjacent car park accessible via Barnard Drive, with free parking for up to 3 hours.
• There are various other parking locations close to the library such as Eastlands shopping centre and on street parking.
• If stairs aren't accessible to you, ensure to park at the front of the library.

Accessibility

• Closed Captions will be available on Zoom and on the screen in person.
• The library and meeting rooms are at ground level with full disability access to the facilities and an inclusive bathroom (quote from the venue website).
• We will be in meeting room 7, a picture of the room is available under Rosny Library - Room 7.
• If stairs aren't accessible to you, ensure to park at the front of the library.
• During the formal section of the event, we will ask people to state their name before they speak (for example: "Rosie Speaking: .....")
• A sensory box will be available for anyone who wishes to use it.
• Name tags will be provided in large print.
• You will be asked if you have any dietary requirements when the pizza order is made.
• Any visuals shown will be described, and slides will be distributed afterwards.
• The presentation portion of the session will be recorded and available with edited Closed Captions via our Youtube Channel.
• Please do not attend in person if have cold/flu symptoms that are not normal to you - we have attendees who are immunocompromised and it's important to us to protect our community. Masks encouraged. If you aren't able to attend in person we also will always have a virtual option available.
• If there is anything we can do to make this event more accessible to you or you would like some further information please message our organiser Rosie Putland.