How to Organise Accessible Events – Handbook on accessible meetings at the United Nations Headquarters

The Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations and the International Disability Alliance co-published a Handbook on organising accessible meetings at the United Nations Headquarters on Wednesday 19, April 2023.

Why is it important to host accessible meetings?

Disability-accessible meetings ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in the work of the UN. In disability-accessible meetings, all stakeholders from delegates, and Secretariat staff to civil society can work together on a wide range of topics. Once accessibility and reasonable accommodation are in place, all processes and meetings can better benefit from the contributions of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations.

Click and download the Handbook on hosting accessible events at the UN Headquarters from the link below:

How to Organise Accessible Events

This booklet is for everyone to use as a checklist when organizing a meeting at the UNHQ to make sure that we fulfill our part of leaving no one behind and ensure participation of persons with disabilities.