Conference Accessibility Guide

This page is home to the current conference accessibility guide – and past conference accessibility guides.

While the guide is written with accessibility in mind, the guide is useful for all conference attendees. It was originally written specifically for persons with disabilities to show how clear communication (and advance notice) about conference facilities can make a conference experience very enjoyable. Over the years, we have heard that many people were grateful for the information in the guides – not just those who have disabilities.

Hotel personnel and visitors at the hotels and convention centers have also found the guide helpful. It helps raise their consciousness also. Whether you are in a scooter or making way for someone in a scooter, it’s nice to know the etiquette!

May it inspire you when attending or preparing your next conference!

Current Accessibility Guide

For the eighth year in a row, the STC AccessAbility SIG is proud to provide you with accessibility information for the annual STC conference. The following links lead to the accessibility guide on this year’s conference site and to articles posted here on this site as supplements to the guide.

• The Accessibility Guide on the STC 56th Conference site at http://conference.stc.org/access/
• Atlanta miscellany – information about travel, shopping, tipping, and more
• Scooter rental in Atlanta
• Low-tech tips for hearing at the conference: Tips for speakers
• Low-tech tips for hearing at the conference: Tips for participants
• Floor plan (PDF) for STC events at Atlanta Hyatt kindly prepared by Tom Barnett, Manager of the Illustrators and Visual Designers SIG

Accessibility Guide, 55th STC Conference, Philadelphia, PA

• The Accessibility Guide on the STC 55th Conference site at http://www.stc.org/55thConf/access/index.asp (no longer available, unfortunately)
• Announcing the Guide
• Getting around the conference in Philadelphia
• Low-tech tips for hearing at the conference: Tips for speakers
• Low-tech tips for hearing at the conference: Tips for participants
• AccessAbility SIG Roadmap to 2008 Technical Summit

Accessibility Guide, 54th STC Conference, Minneapolis, MN

The STC Accessibility Guide (1.1 MB ) for STC’s 54th Annual Conference.

Accessibility Guide, 53rd STC Conference, Las Vegas, NV

The STC Accessibility Guide (596 KB ) for STC’s 53rd Annual Conference.

Accessibility Guide, 52nd STC Conference, Seattle, WA

The STC Accessibility Guide (1.82 MB ) for STC’s 52nd Annual Conference.

Accessibility Guide, 51st STC Conference, Baltimore, MD

The Accessibility Guide (1.43 MB ) for STC’s 51st Annual Conference.

Accessibility Guide, 50th STC Conference, Dallas, TX

Accessibility Conference Guide for People with Special Needs: 50th STC International Conference, Dallas, TX, May 2003, by multiple authors, includes the Addendum (2.6 MB )

Accessibility Guide, 49th STC Conference, Nashville, TN

Conference Guide for People with Special Needs: 49th STC International Conference, Nashville, TN, May 2002, by Fabien Vais includes the Addendum (1 MB )