Accessible Event Design - full day training

Grounded in experience and led by people who’ve lived it.

Learn how to plan and deliver inclusive events with confidence. This full-day training gives you practical tools, lived experience insights, and real-world strategies to make accessibility part of your planning from the start.

Whether you're organising a community workshop, festival, conference, or webinar, this training will help you reduce barriers, increase engagement, and build a reputation for inclusion.

What you’ll learn

We guide you through every stage of planning, delivering and wrapping up an accessible event, sharing lessons from lived experience and decades of practice.

Foundations

• What is accessibility?

• The cost of exclusion

Planning for access

• Budgeting

• Choosing an accessible venue and platform

• Transport, catering, and accommodation

Designing an inclusive experience

• Inclusive programming and presenter support

• Accessible marketing and registration

• Working with suppliers and service providers

Delivering access

• Pre-event, on-the-day, and post-event access in action

• Collecting feedback and planning for the future

What you’ll receive

When you attend this training, you’ll get:

Practical resources

• Full training handbook (printed and digital)

• Event planning guide

• Venue inspection guide

• Presenter brief and invitation templates

• Full resource list and glossary

Included with your in-person registration

• A small gift from us

• Catered morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea

• Space to reflect, ask questions, and connect with others

• Two experienced facilitators bringing lived and professional expertise

You’ll also receive a certificate of completion and support after the training.

Who is this training for?

Our training isn’t just for event managers. It’s for anyone involved in organising events or meetings; whether you’re a business owner, employee, freelancer or volunteer.

This training is especially relevant for:

• Event coordinators and managers

• Marketing and communications teams

• Professional conference organisers and meeting planners

• Venue owners and venue staff

• Arts, community and festival organisers

No prior accessibility knowledge is needed. Just a willingness to learn and a commitment to inclusion.

Training format

This is a full-day, in-person training session held at William Angliss Institute in Naarm/Melbourne on Thursday, 16 October 2025.

• Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm (including breaks)

• Location: William Angliss Institute, Level 5, 555 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC

• You’ll be guided by two experienced facilitators throughout the day

• There will be time for questions, discussion, and peer learning

Pricing

We want this training to be accessible for individuals, small teams and large organisations alike. That’s why we offer a sliding scale based on your size and capacity to pay.

• If you're a sole trader or individual: $755.00 pp plus GST

• If you're from an organisation with 1-10 staff: $755.00 pp plus GST

• If you're from an organisation with 11-100 staff: $845.00 pp plus GST

• If you're from an organisation with 100+ staff: $935.00 pp plus GST

If you’re not sure which tier applies to you, or if cost is a barrier, get in touch. We’re happy to offer guidance or chat about group rates.

Accessibility

We’re committed to making every session as accessible as possible. Detailed accessibility information can be found here: Accessibility Information - Accessible Event Design Training

Access overview:

• The venue and training room is wheelchair accessible with accessible bathrooms on each floor

• Live human captioning (stenographer) available on large screen or by link on your own device

• Printed and digital resources in accessible formats

• Low-sensory breakout space and sensory box

• Breaks every 90 minutes

• Accessible parking on site by request

• Dietary requirements met with prior notice

• Detailed transport information

• Auslan interpreter available on request

• A registration form where you can tell us about any additional access needs

If there's something we haven’t covered, or you’d like more details, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Meet your facilitators

Sue Wickham

Sue has over 30 years’ experience in event management. She has managed a multitude of events for a diverse range of organisations and occasions both domestically and internationally. These have included high-profile events with government representatives and consular officials, internationally televised cricket matches, black tie gala dinners, conferences and workshops, internal employee engagement events, stakeholder and sponsor led events and more.

Rosie Putland

Rosie is a proudly disabled digital accessibility and communications specialist with deep experience in inclusive facilitation and training. She is the co-founder of Modality Co, a disability-led consultancy helping organisations embed accessibility into their digital content, systems, and events.

She has delivered hundreds of hours of accessibility training through national consultancies, community-led projects, and in-house programs, and supports participants to build confidence in accessibility without fear of getting it wrong.

Questions, enquiries, or need help registering?

If you are interested in a group booking or training for your entire team, have a question, or would like assistance or an alternative registration method, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

• Phone: Sue: 0413 867 213 or Rosie: 0409 508 654

• Email: sue@suewickhamconsulting.com.au or rosie@modalityco.com

• Join our waitlist for a future public session.