Hi Michelle,
during the francophone wikiconvention we had a special calm room for people who need to retire a moment from the crowd because of special needs they could have. We were asked also not to come nearby with perfumes and other sensory distractions.
A calm room for other people (breastfeeding moms, tired or stressed out speakers ect), anybody needing a little rest would be real cool I think.
Also we were given advice at the beginning of the convention that we should not force people to present themselves in a group and accept the idea of touching people can be felt as being intrusive for some.
Kind regards,
Natacha / Nattes à chat
Le 15 oct. 2018 à 15:38, Michelle Boon boon@wikimedia.nl a écrit :
Dear all,
Like many other affiliates, Wikimedia Nederland hosts several events per year. We do our best to make these events an inclusive and pleasant environment for all participants.
Last summer, there was a mail thread on Wikimedia-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-August/090914.html on sensory overload https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_overload at Wikimedia events. We would like to learn how we can adapt our events to support people who experience sensory overload during events. With this we hope to create a safe and pleasant environment for all.
In order to learn, we want to hear from you. We therefore made a page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Nederland/Organising_events:_avoiding_sensory_overloadwith more information about this initiative. On the talkpage https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Nederland/Organising_events:_avoiding_sensory_overloadthere is room for sharing ideas and experiences, and discussing potential solutions.
Kind Regards,
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