Odds that they consciously decided to write off disabled attendees because it would be too much trouble to plan for them: approximately zero.
Very seldom do people consciously write off disabled folks. They don't have to. That's the way privilege works. People in power don't really have to think about these things unless it directly affects them in some way.
Also, I'll bet you a pound of good chocolate that the fake programming track and disability access fell under two different departments.
This is a good point to bring up, because accessibility is something that every department should think about. The Con Suite, Safety/Security, Programming, Publications, Web design-- accessibility touches everything, because it has to do with how people interface with their environment, right? So every department should consult with access and say, what are the implications?
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Very seldom do people consciously write off disabled folks. They don't have to. That's the way privilege works. People in power don't really have to think about these things unless it directly affects them in some way.
Also, I'll bet you a pound of good chocolate that the fake programming track and disability access fell under two different departments.
This is a good point to bring up, because accessibility is something that every department should think about. The Con Suite, Safety/Security, Programming, Publications, Web design-- accessibility touches everything, because it has to do with how people interface with their environment, right? So every department should consult with access and say, what are the implications?