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Something I really, really, really need to do is to update our convention's Accessibility Statement for this year. Because so much is going to be affected by Covid-related regulations.

- Are we going to have lines? How are we dealing with them?
- The Accessibility Passes we've been offering the past several years have allowed people to skip lines, and also get into panel rooms early; since between-panel times are now for making sure the room has been sanitized, can we still offer early panel room access?
- We've traditionally offered a changing space (and signs informing attendees about it) so cosplayers have an actual designated area to change costumes if they don't have a room, and won't take up the wheelchair accessible stalls. Are we offering that this year?
- While I'm at it, how are panel rooms going to be set up in general? Do I have to worry about blocking out wheelchair seating, or will the spacing between seats be wide enough on its own?
- There will be hand sanitizer everywhere, so at least I won't have to provide that, or set it up this year
- The budget doesn't allow for a Quiet Room this year, even if we did decide it would be safe to have one, so that's coming off (maybe I can arrange for a Quiet Corner in Family Programming?)
- Video rooms are... I don't even know what's going to happen there
- No food, so at least I don't have to worry about the convention providing food-related allergen warnings
- Other stuff I'm not remembering at the moment, I'm sure

On the plus side, writing all that down has helped me to stop being quite so mental-block-level anxious over it, so hopefully I can kick my own butt into gear and get started on it tomorrow. Getting this done late is better than never.

(Once again, I am subject to the irony of having ADHD and being in charge of Accessibility while it's more of a minor interest than anything like hyperfocus level.)

Date: 2021-05-22 05:41 am (UTC)
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)
From: [personal profile] alexseanchai
re early panel room access: seems to me sanitizing is going to mean needing more time between panels anyway, so maybe pad that time some for purposes of getting the people who need unobstructed paths to their seats into the room early?

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