Thank you! I will add your convention to the Wiki list. It looks like you do a good job. I also think that smaller conventions get more leeway than bigger ones do due to money concerns, but it almost seems from this list that smaller cons do better...
I found money for ASL at WisCon (we also have a limited budget) by applying for a grant through the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services. Something to consider. In order to prep the ASL interpreters and the CART person, I sent them a list of jargon terms and names. I got the Guest of Honor speeches ahead of time from our liaisons and sent them to her. Hmm, maybe I should make another post about this!
Waiting until there is "significant need" is problematic in my view. Why would Deaf or hearing impaired people come to a convention where there are no interpreters? On the other hand, if we start providing interpreters, captioning, etc, we may attract Deaf/HoH folks to our spaces, in a "If you Build it they will Come" way. For a very small convention this may not be fiscally possible, I know. I might post again about interpreters. Some cons (Convergence) use volunteers.
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I found money for ASL at WisCon (we also have a limited budget) by applying for a grant through the Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services. Something to consider. In order to prep the ASL interpreters and the CART person, I sent them a list of jargon terms and names. I got the Guest of Honor speeches ahead of time from our liaisons and sent them to her. Hmm, maybe I should make another post about this!
Waiting until there is "significant need" is problematic in my view. Why would Deaf or hearing impaired people come to a convention where there are no interpreters? On the other hand, if we start providing interpreters, captioning, etc, we may attract Deaf/HoH folks to our spaces, in a "If you Build it they will Come" way. For a very small convention this may not be fiscally possible, I know. I might post again about interpreters. Some cons (Convergence) use volunteers.
Thanks for your comments!