How to Make Virtual Events Accessible to People With Disabilities
Thursday, February 24 | 2:00 - 3:15 PM ET
One in four Americans has a disability, and too often these individuals are not able to participate fully in online events. It’s time to change that.
At the Chronicle, we are learning how to ensure that our webinars are accessible and inclusive. With guidance from the experts who will speak at our next session we have added accommodations to our webinars.
Persuade leaders to invest in making online gatherings more accessible
Create a plan to improve accessibility at an event — and adapt your budget
Ensure communications materials are accessible and welcoming to donors with disabilities
Register todayand join us live or watch the recording whenever you like.
Meet the Speakers
Bridget Hayman
Access Living
Bridget Hayman oversees communications and media relations for Access Living, a Chicago nonprofit that serves — and is run by — people with disabilities. She also leads the group’s consulting and training services, which help companies, nonprofits, and foundations ensure disability inclusion is part of their diversity efforts.
Risa Jaz Rifkind oversees civic engagement and marketing at Disability Lead, a network of people with disabilities that advocates for disability inclusion and justice in Chicago. Previously, she advised organizations on improving their disability inclusion and led several key initiatives as a program manager at the Chicago Community Trust.
Ingrid Tischer has been a fundraiser and nonprofit leader in the Bay Area for 30 years. She focuses on anti-ableism advocacy and policy at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, a role she has held since 2011. Tischer also runs the blog, Tales From the Crip, which features critiques of disability culture and politics, memoir, and “crip-lit” fiction.
