Tasmanian Accessibility Community - August Virtual Meetup

Join us this August for a virtual session on emergency preparedness through a disability lens.

Our guest speaker, Richard Witbreuk, will share insights from his work as an Emergency Preparedness Facilitator at the Tasmanian State Emergency Service, and how we can better support accessible planning for emergencies and disasters.

Richard has a background in urban planning, accessible tourism and transport, and has held roles with ParaQuad Tasmania, Disability Voices Tasmania, and as chair of the National Inclusive Transport Advocacy Network. He now works with communities across lutruwita/Tasmania to make emergency preparedness more inclusive.

What to expect:

• A short presentation on "Getting Ready for Emergencies"

• Friendly networking with fellow accessibility-minded folks

• Space to share ideas, challenges, and resources

Who should come?

• Anyone passionate about accessibility, inclusion, or disability rights

• People working to implement accessibility practices in their workplace

• Disability community members, assistive tech users, and advocates

• Curious minds who want to learn more

Accessibility:

• Live closed captions will be available on Zoom

• Speakers will introduce themselves before talking (e.g. "Rosie speaking...")

• Any visuals will be described

• The presentation portion will be recorded and uploaded with edited captions on our YouTube channel.

If there's anything we can do to make this event more accessible for you, please contact organiser Rosie Putland.

Location:

Online – Zoom link provided after RSVP

(Note: We also host hybrid meetups in Hobart every second month.)