Accessibility Tools

Accessibility standards in NGOs

On February 21, 2024, we held a webinar dedicated to ensuring accessibility, particularly for people with disabilities, in NGOs activities. The recording is now available to watch.

This is the third webinar in the ‘Diverse community, diverse team, inclusive organization’ series.

The speaker: Anna Żórawska – the President of the Culture Without Barriers Foundation, passionate about ensuring accessibility of multimedia, venues and events for people with different needs, particularly for people with visual impairments, the Deaf and hard of hearing and people with ASD. Trainer in the field of information and communication accessibility and events, author of audiodescriptions for films and performances. Co-author of documents and guides on accessibility and consultant of strategic documents for urban policies. Initiator of the Network of Leaders of Accessibility and the ‘Here You Can’ digital product (a database of places and events with an induction loop), an interviewer in the series HearAni. Organiser and producer of the Culture Without Barriers Festival. Member of the Accessibility Council of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. Graduate of the School for Leaders of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation.

The webinar was hosted by Bogna Mrozowska – member of the communication team of the Active Citizens Fund – Regional Programme, working for the Information Society Development Foundation

Watch the recording. Duration: 01:02:13

Recording with Polish sign language translation and closed captions.

Presentation plan:

  • 00:00-04:08: Introduction
  • 04:09-12:10: Part 1: What is accessibility?
  • 12:11-35:41: Part 2: NGOs and accessibility. Different dimensions of accessibility
  • 35:42-47:07: Part 3. Accessibility in 7 steps
  • 47:08-01:01:28: Q&A
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