{"id":779,"date":"2016-10-25T21:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:38:12","slug":"accessible-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/policies\/accessible-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"imagecenter\">Commitment to Accessibility for Events and Activities<br \/>\nat\u00a0Augsburg\u00a0University<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504, no qualified person will be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by Augsburg University\u00a0because of disability.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this commitment, the\u00a0University Events office provides resources and guidance in conjunction with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/class\/\">CLASS office<\/a> to work with event hosts\u00a0to provide\u00a0reasonable accommodation to ensure full access to Augsburg events.<\/p>\n<p>Augsburg&#8217;s\u00a0obligation to consider the needs of participants with disabilities extends to any event sponsored by the University\u00a0including\u00a0student organizations, departments, external groups, or programs\u00a0whether held on or off campus and whether members of the public are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Accessible Event Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/additional-resources-and-information\/accessible-events\/accessible-event-planning-guide\/\">Accessible Event Planning Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/additional-resources-and-information\/accessible-events\/planning-an-accessible-event-check-list\/\">Planning an Accessible Event Check List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/additional-resources-and-information\/accessible-events\/accommodation-statements\/\">Accommodation Statements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/additional-resources-and-information\/accessible-events\/planning-an-accessible-event-frequently-asked-questions\/\">Planning an Accessible Event Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commitment to Accessibility for Events and Activities at\u00a0Augsburg\u00a0University In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504, no qualified person will be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by Augsburg University\u00a0because of disability. Because of this commitment, the\u00a0University Events &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/policies\/accessible-events\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Accessible Events&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158,"featured_media":0,"parent":139,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-779","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1131,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/779\/revisions\/1131"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.augsburg.edu\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}