Accessibility 101

Accessibilty 101

Kamloops Art Gallery
Saturday, May 12
11:30 am

Cost: $10 for individuals, $20 for organizations.
Registration recommended, email truphilosophy@gmail.com to register. 

Accessibility is far more complex than most understand it to be. From door widths to support bars, lighting equipment to sound systems, trained volunteers/staff to seating and bathrooms - there are many forms of access that go into a venue and/or event. 
In this workshop, learn how to plan accessible events, make your venue more accessible, and ask organizers and owners for information regarding accessibility. In addition, gain insight into what an accessibility audit involves and the importance of hiring a disabled auditor for these services.
There is no wrong place to start - no knowledge of disability or ableism is necessary for this or any workshops

This workshop is part of the Poetry, Art and Storytelling event at the Kamloops Art Gallery.  Poetry, Art & Storytelling is a one day miniature festival with workshops and performances, focusing on accessibility, Indigeniety and the arts, organized by the Thompson Rivers University Philosophy Club and co-hosted by the Kamloops Art Gallery.

Join us for a day of creativity and critical reflection with Vancouver poets jaye simpson, Q, Coral More, Rabbit Richards and local artist Jeffrey Seymour-McNeil.

This event is FREE, with the exception of the Accessibility 101 workshop. A registration fee of $10 for individuals and $20 for organizations is associated with attending the Accessibility 101 workshop. To register, email the TRU Philosophy Club: truphilosophyclub@gmail.com or arrive the day-of. 

/// SCHEDULE ///
10:10 am // Elder Blessing with Dr. Margaret Vickers Hyslop
10:30 am // Audience Care: A Storyteller's Responsibility, workshop with jaye simpson and Rabbit Richards
11:30 am // Accessibility 101 workshop with Q
1:00 pm // Lunch & Art Break
2:00 pm // Poetry Feature Sets with Rabbit Richards, Coral More, Q, jaye simpson
5:00 pm // Outdoor workshop with Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour at Riverside Park

The TRU Philosophy Club would like to kindly thank the Kamloops Art Gallery, the Thompson Rivers Student Union, and the Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Student Development for their generous support of this event.

The Kamloops Art Gallery is situated on Secwepemcúl'ecw. We acknowledge and give honour to the Secwepemc people upon whose traditional and unceded land The Kamloops Art Gallery is located and on which this event takes place.
 
Emily Dundas Oke

TRU Philosophy Club President