Audio-described transcript
Dr Talitha Kingsmill:
Audio description: A smiling woman with brown hair that is tied back. She has a black and white jacket on, over a black shirt. She is standing in front of glass windows. Trees are in the background.
Transcript:
The more accessible we can make an event or a function, means the broader reach and outreach we have for community. So if we actually think about our accessibility in terms of universal design, in terms of thinking not ‘if’ people with particular needs are going to be there, but actually plan on the fact that a community involves people with the broad range of needs and therefore in our planning, if we actually make accessibility something that is at the forefront and not an if, but actually something that occurs every single time. Then that allows people to attend events that are inclusive and they’re not even seen as inclusive because they’re just seen as the norm and that’s really, I think, what we’re aiming for. We’re aiming for that universal design where everybody has an opportunity for equitable social participation and when we actually have events and forums that have true accessibility, that allows that to happen.