Getting Engaged: Program and Event Planning for Clients with Diverse Abilities
Vol. 2018 No. 2, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
Vol. 2018 No. 2

Getting Engaged: Program and Event Planning for Clients with Diverse Abilities: AEC636/WC299, 3/2018

Department of Agricultural Education and Communication
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc299-2018
Published 2018-03-26
Kathryn A. Stofer
University of Florida
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-490X
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Keywords

accessibility
accommodation
disability
diversity
program planning
event planning
public engagement

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Stofer, Kathryn A. 2018. “Getting Engaged: Program and Event Planning for Clients With Diverse Abilities: AEC636 WC299, 3 2018”. EDIS 2018 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc299-2018.
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Abstract

For event planners, it is important to be inclusive of people with diverse physical and mental abilities when establishing accommodations for programs or events. This 3-page publication is one in the series Getting Engaged, and will aid Extension professionals and other program/event planners in appropriately accommodating audiences and attendees with various needs. Written by Kathryn Stofer and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, March 2018.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc299

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc299-2018
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