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Seventeen Low-Cost Ideas to Make your In-Person Events More Inclusive
As speaking professionals, we know that the experiences we create for our audience members, and the way we deliver those experiences matters quite a bit when it comes to inclusion. But what good is an inclusive presentation, if the event in which it takes place fails to properly support those who have disabilities? Over the course of the last few months, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about ways to make presentations more inclusive and discussed why that matters.
Today, I’d like to explore a tangential topic, which relates to the events themselves. There’s so much that could (and eventually will) be said about creating more inclusive events, but for the time being, I’d like to take advantage of this week’s post to share what I feel are some of the easiest ways to make any in-person event a bit more inclusive, using ideas that won’t break the bank.
Oftentimes, inclusion has a lot more to do with proper planning and being creative, than it has to do with throwing tons of money at a “problem” hoping to make it go away. While the list is far from being exhaustive, it is, nonetheless, an excellent starting point. And most of these won’t even make a dent in your budget! Let’s explore some of those ideas together, shall we?
