This guide is produced by Multicultural Affairs, with the contributions of Sula Malina, Álvaro Gamio and Avi Edelman. A huge thank you to those who reviewed the guide and offered feedback and further content, including Columbia University's Alice! Health Promotion, Columbia University Disability Services, Grace Schleck BC'23 and Max Wei En Soh GSAS'20. 

This document represents best practices from Multicultural Affairs for creating inclusive, accessible and affirming environments for participants with disabilities. It may be updated periodically. To learn about compliance with ADA standards or to discuss accommodations, consult Disability Services or Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action.

• Introduction
• Advertising and Media
• Physical Environment
• Facilitating Presentations
• A Note on Cost
• A Note on Feedback
• Other Dimensions of Accessibility
• Glossary

References and Additional Resources

For more on creating accessible and inclusive spaces

• "People First: How to Plan Events Everyone Can Attend" (NYS Department of Health)
• "Accessible Events: A Good Practice Guide for Staff Organising Events in Higher Education" (TechDis National Disability Team)
• "The Principles of Universal Design" (The Center for Universal Design)
• "Guidelines for Use of the Principles of Universal Design" (The Center for Universal Design)
• "A Planning Guide for Making Temporary Events Accessible to People With Disabilities" (ADA National Network)

For more on Columbia's policies around accessibility

• "Accessibility" (Columbia University)

For more on the Disability Justice Movement

• "The Disability Archive" (University of Leeds)
• "The Social Model Explained" (Spectrum Centre for Independent Living)
• The Accessible Icon Project

For more on size diversity and fat phobia

• "Size Diversity in Higher Education" (NAAFA)
• "6 Tools for Understanding and Dismantling Weight Stigma and Fatphobia" (The Body is Not an Apology)

For more on trigger and content warnings

• "An Introduction to Content Warnings and Trigger Warnings" (University of Michigan)
• "Trigger Warnings 101: A Beginner's Guide" (Medium)

For more on neurodiversity

• Dyslexie Font
• "Neurodiversity: A Person, A Perspective, A Movement?" (The Art of Autism)