Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

EO6 Type and impacts of initiatives to
create an accessible environment.
1. Relevance
Access is a fundamental component of human rights
and social justice. An accessible event environment
is one with no barriers (including non-physical
barriers) preventing it from being used equally, safely,
confidently, independently and with dignity by
everyone.
Refer to EO5 to report on broader social inclusivity
issues.
2. Compilation
2.1 Report the process for determining key
stakeholders and key groups that may otherwise
have difficulty accessing the event and the event
environment, because of to race, age, gender,
color, religion, sexual orientation, culture, national
origin, income or disability (mental, intellectual,
sensorial and physical).
2.2 Report the infrastructural design or infrastructural
amendments to provide access for people with
access difficulties, including but not limited to
signage, accessible transport, accessible pick-up
points, amenities, access ramps, lighting design,
acoustics and hearing augmentation.
3. Definitions
Event environment
The setting in which an event takes place. In this
Supplement, event environment refers to primary
event sites, offsite and satellite events, and any other
relevant areas of service activity, including amenities
(such as food, sanitation and accommodation) and
transportation to the event.
Accessible environment
An environment with no barriers (including nonphysical
barriers) preventing it from being used equally,
safely, confidently, independently, and with dignity by
everyone.
4. Documentation
Outreach, media or communication groups, and the
stated or published purposes and objectives of the
event.
5. References
• International Organization for Standardization ISO
TR 9527:1994 Building construction -- Needs of
disabled people in buildings -- Design guidelines.
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2.3 Report the marketing and communications
strategies, designs or amendments that
provide access to information about the event
environment, before, during and after the event.
2.4 Report evacuation procedures that take account of
people with access difficulties.
2.5 Report on compliance with regulations and
voluntary codes for preventing access difficulties.
2.6 Report policies regarding training of the workforce
(employees, volunteers, contracted labor and any
participants who provide content to an event),
on the management of access difficulties and
management of disability issues.
2.7 Report the qualitative and quantitative impact of
these initiatives to make the event environment
accessible. For example, increased numbers of
attendees and participants who are content
providers now able to participate.
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