From Access to Belonging: LGBTIQA+ People with Disability at Events

July is Disability Pride Month – a time to celebrate disability identity, culture, community, leadership, achievements and rights.
To mark the month, the Office of the Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities, Inclusive Rainbow Voices and the Accessible Pride Project and the Victorian Pride Centre are co-hosting a lunch-and-learn about creating more accessible LGBTIQA+ events.
The event is for:

Local council staff
LGBTIQA+ community organisations and services
Disability organisations and workers
Event organisers, venues and community leaders.

LGBTIQA+ events and spaces can be important places of affirmation, friendship, chosen family, safety and belonging. However, people with disability can still be excluded by physical, sensory, communication, cognitive, digital, financial and attitudinal barriers.
Access is not something to be added at the end of event planning…