Inclusive events – 2-day training and consultancy package
More people getting more out of your event
Imagine an event that people are buzzing about weeks, even months or years later. On our inclusive events course, you’ll learn why inclusion is about more than just accessibility, it’s about creating exciting, memorable and inspiring experiences. This is a course that fits around your specific event and venue and draws on your team’s experience and ideas.
Suitable for: Events managers, conference organisers, festival teams and venue managers
Particularly suitable for: People and teams who are committed to inclusion and want to go way beyond the basics of accessibility, plus those who need to increase attendance
Key outcome: Participants will understand neurodiversity and learn how to reduce barriers to events
Additional outcomes
- Increased sign-ups to events
- Increased footfall
- Improved event feedback
- Improved perception of event organisers
- More networking opportunities for attendees
- Increased sharing of event
- Increased confidence in event organisers in developing inclusion strategies
- Improved communication between event staff
- Increased engagement with event from participants
- Increased time spent at event
This package combines training and consultancy, as it is specific to your event and venue. The interactive training sessions are to give an understanding of neurodiversity and participants are invited to join in if they wish to. The consultancy sessions are tailored to individual teams (eg venue management, marketing, frontline staff) and are facilitated to ensure that we bring out individuals’ brilliant, cost-effective and workable ideas.
Course content
- What is neurodiversity?
- What are neurodiverse conditions?
- Why neurotypicals are an essential part of the picture
- The difference between neurodiversity and mental illness
- What’s your neurotype?
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dyscalculia
- ADHD
- Autism
- Sensory profiles
- Addressing global needs
- Hybrid events
- The difference between inclusion and accessibility
- How inclusion can increase footfall
- The importance of fun
Consultancy sessions
- What’s currently working well?
- What might be a barrier?
- What outcomes do we want?
- What do we want to avoid?
- Idea generation (can be done with a walkthrough)
- Sales: targeting appropriate sponsors and exhibitors
- Sales: attendees / delegates / participants
- Marketing: inclusive marketing materials
- Marketing: communicating the inclusive nature of the event
- Communications: pre-event information
- Communications: social stories
- Venue: using the space (entrance, breakout rooms, quiet rooms etc)
- Venue: creating an inclusive environment
- Venue: signage, helpdesk
- Venue: facilities
- Frontline staff: creating a safe environment
- Frontline staff: effective communication
- Frontline staff: managing challenges
Post-training resources
- A full resource pack, detailing everything you’ve learnt
- An inclusive events playbook
- Follow-up worksheets to enable participants to continue putting strategies into practice
- Certificates for each participant
- Sign-posting for participants who need specialist support for themselves, a colleague or someone else
Time commitment: 2 days (14 hours) – can be delivered on non-consecutive days if required
Delivery: In-person
Participant numbers: No restrictions, can vary depending on teams
Price: £2495