Accessibility

At its heart, feminism is a philosophy that works towards the equality
of all people, in all our physical and mental variety.  Creating a
more accessible world through the principles of universal design and
the social justice model of disability help include all people in our
activities and our community.  

The social justice model of disability states that disability is created 
by society and therefore can be eliminated or reduced by society's changes.  
Geeks can help imagine and create such a world.  Disability theory has 
particular relevance to feminism in matters of embodiment, caretaking, 
independence and autonomy.

Here are some resources to help make an event more accessible:

Accessibility: Signs
Attitudes: the basics
Accessibility: Tactile art tour

The materials to be included in the Access Fandom wiki were originally
developed at and for WisCon, a feminist science fiction convention, in
order to make the convention more accessible to existing members and
to attract new members.  These changes have been greatly successful
and WisCon is now known as one of the most accessible conventions in
the country.  We strive to make improvements every year.  Other
conventions have begun to adopt some of these changes and made their
own as well.  With the wiki, we seek to spread the information about
accessibly to other conventions and events around North America and
the world, collaborate with activists, and consolidate our resources
where all can find them.  Those seeking to make a convention or
conference more accessible need only to come to the wiki for detailed
instructions.  Those with specialized knowledge or new, successful
ideas can post them here.

Thanks to Sandy Olson, Jesse the K, Jinjurly, and others from the 
WisCon Access committee for these pages.