Further resources on inclusive events

This page contains further resources on specific topics that may be of interest to you. Many of these resources were consulted in creating this toolkit.

Access-based inclusive guidance for events and meetings 

Equality and Human Rights Commission 
A comprehensive checklist focusing on accessibility. We consulted this checklist closely while compiling this toolkit.  

GOV.UK 
This blog by the UK government digital service has some quick tips for creating accessible presentations and videos, as well as other access considerations.  

Business Disability Forum 
This blog highlights the importance of considering accessibility and inclusion as a priority from the outset when planning and hosting events and meetings.  

Scope 
If you have questions or concerns around the accessibility of an event or meeting, Scope provides some helpful guidance and resources with which you can check event venues’ accessibility and more.   

The Neu Project 
Guidance on how to create neuroinclusive events and meetings.  

Accessible formatting and presentations 

Microsoft Powerpoint 
Microsoft provides step-by-step instructions and best practices for making your PowerPoint presentations accessible, as well as instructions on how to use their accessibility checker. 

Business Disability Forum 
This guide is for people who are producing PowerPoint 2010 (or later) documents for internal circulation, to upload to the internet, or to load into Adobe presentations. It explains how to make them accessible to various assistive software (AS) IT packages. 

Smashing Magazine 
This comprehensive and easy-to-digest article offers quick and easy tips on designing inclusive presentations.  

Inclusive and accessible communications 

GOV.UK 
Accessible communication formats. This guidance considers how to make effective use of accessible communication formats (also known as alternative formats). 

Top tips for accessible communications. Eleven brief bullet points with accessible actions you can take today.  

Inclusive language and portraying disability. Guidance on the language to use and avoid when writing about disability.  

Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
Guidance on creating accessible and inclusive resources and communications. 

Fighting Talk
An article showing how simple writing is not only better writing, but also more accessible and inclusive.  

Virtual platform accessibility  

Microsoft Teams 
Comprehensive guidance on the accessibility features of the Microsoft Teams platform.

Zoom 
Guidance and information on the built-in accessibility features of Zoom, including captioning and transcription options.  

Google Meet 
Information on the accessibility features of the Google Meet platform. 

Fostering psychological safety at events and in meetings 

McKinsey and Company 
This article discusses what we mean by ‘psychological safey’ and why it is important to creating an inclusive working and meeting environment.