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Accessibility & Inclusion Checklists

Accessibility & Inclusion Checklists

Call for Proposals

  • Reach out to PyLadies
  • Reach out to Django Girls
  • Reach out to Women of Color in Tech Chat
  • Reach out to CodeNewbies
  • Reach out to Black Python Devs
  • Reach out to TransHack
  • Reach out to Callback Women
  • Reach out to GirlDevelopIt
  • Reach out to RailsGirls (some of those women probably also do Django!)
  • Reach out to ChickTech
  • Look at other national and regional conferences and reach out to speakers who would be a good fit for DjangoCon US to ask them to submit, especially on diverse topics such as:
    • mental health
    • committing to open source
    • diversity in tech (women, people of color, parents, older people, veterans, LGBTQIA+ people, etc.)
    • teaching/mentoring
    • community
  • Reach out to active regional diversity groups
  • Post CFP on r/PyLadies, r/Django, and r/Python with encouragement of underrepresented people to submit
  • Ask the committee and your social network for people who would make great (first-time) speakers
  • Email those people and personally invite them to submit talks
  • Review submissions, with an eye toward topic diversity (since submitters are anonymous in the review process)

Opportunity Grants

  • Reach out to PyLadies
  • Reach out to Django Girls
  • Reach out to Women of Color in Tech Chat
  • Reach out to Black Python Devs
  • Reach out to CodeNewbies
  • Reach out to TransHack
  • Reach out to Callback Women
  • Reach out to GirlDevelopIt
  • Reach out to RailsGirls (some of those women probably also do Django!)
  • Reach out to ChickTech
  • Reach out to active local diversity groups and programming user groups such as:
    • Python User Groups
    • Django User Groups
    • Local PyLadies
    • Local Django Girls
    • Local GirlDevelopIt
  • Review Opportunity Grant applications

Venue/Hotel Accessibility

  • Confirm step-free access to venue, including speaking stage
  • Confirm gender-neutral bathrooms
  • Confirm accessible bathrooms with grab bars, lowered toilets, and lowered sinks
  • Confirm service animals welcome, including grassy areas for them
  • Get quotes for live captioning, closed captioning for videos posted after the conference, and/or assisted listening devices
  • Book captioning/assisted listening device services
  • Get quote for onsite or offsite child care
  • Book onsite or offsite child care
  • Locate nearby recovery (AA/NA) groups

Website

  • Run website through accessibility checker
  • File accessibility issues on GitHub
  • Ensure accessibility issues are addressed in a timely manner
  • Post accessibility information on website, including:
    • Step-free access
    • Gender-neutral bathrooms
    • Accessible bathrooms
    • Service animals welcome, and location of grassy areas for them
    • Services for attendees who are hard of hearing
    • Services for attendees who have low vision
    • Child care availability
    • Recovery groups
    • Ability to accommodate dietary restrictions
    • Invitation to contact us for accommodation not listed
  • Confirm registration asks for dietary restrictions
  • Confirm existence of student/diversity rate for registration
  • Post on social media/blog about student/diversity rate