Conference Accessibility
The Meaningful Care Conference Planning Committee hopes to make this conference as accessible as possible.
ASL and Spanish interpretation will be available in key sessions. These sessions will be clearly marked on the agenda in the Whova app. You can indicate whether you need language interpretation as part of the registration process.
Communication access real-time translation (CART) will also be available in select sessions. Where CART is not offered, we will use Zoom’s built-in captioning.
The conference is also offering FREE childcare! The conference planning committee supports parents attending the conference and recognizes it takes place during spring break. Childcare will be provided by Reliable Nanny Connections.
While conference content is scheduled from 8:30am - 6pm, childcare is available from 9am - 5pm. Children are welcome in public spaces at the discretion of the parent. In addition, a chestfeeding/breastfeeding room will be available.
Please sign up for childcare no later than March 15th.
COVID Precautions
Meaningful care is designed to center those among us who are, or live with others who are immunocompromised, disabled, aging, recovering, or otherwise more vulnerable to communicable diseases. Masking provides group protection against viral illness and can show solidarity among attendees. The conference planning committee will review COVID-19 case numbers prior to the event and may require that all in-person attendees wear masks at the conference. If you are registering to attend in-person, please be prepared to wear a mask at the conference. We will communicate with all attendees about the mask policy at least two weeks prior to the conference.
Please note that if masks are required, we will do our best to accommodate those who read lips. During the registration process, you will have the opportunity to request accommodations related to this.
The conference planning committee also plans to “double-seat” conference spaces (meaning, every other chair will be empty) and aims to have hand sanitizer and masks available for in-person attendees.
Language Interpretation
American Sign Language (ASL) and Spanish interpretation will be available in select sessions. These sessions will be clearly marked on the agenda in the Whova app.
Communication access real-time translation (CART) will also be available in select sessions. Where CART is not offered, we will use Zoom’s built-in captioning.