Community Agreements

ASL video coming soon.

In-Person Agreements

  • Keep the space sparkly and clean. If there is a spill or break, please let the DCC team know as soon as possible.
  • Be gentle with the equipment, fixtures, walls, and furniture. Ask for help if you don’t know how to operate something.
  • Please do not use scented products before coming to the DCC or at the DCC. If you arrive with a scent on, you may need to spend most of your time on the patio.
  • If you bring a service animal, please follow the Service and Support Animal Policy at all times.
  • Be aware of your sound in the shared space. Do you best to control your voice volume and use headphones when listening to things.
  • Please follow the Mask and Illness Policy and only come to the center on the days that feel appropriate for your needs.
  • We ask that members enter the DCC space ready to work together and co-create a community of care.
  • Consent is very important any time we share space. Consent at the DCC could about seating choices, photography, conversations, receiving help, and many other things.
  • Before you enter someone’s space or conversation, please get consent. You could ask, “May I join you?”
  • We recognize that consent it complicated. If you need communication support, please feel free to ask a DCC team member.
  • Get consent before taking photographs and sharing any personal information or images outside the DCC.
  • Mistakes will happen, and learning is an essential part of this community. We ask that members learn and grow with patience and curiosity.
  • These member agreements are not meant as a tool for control. If you feel the agreements are not being met, please help each other with care.
  • If you need support finding a solution to a conflict, please ask a DCC team member.

Virtual Agreements

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You are welcome to use whatever name you’d like.

2

You will be notified if we are recording. Recordings are posted on our YouTube channel. If you would prefer not be recorded, we invite you to stay muted and off screen during the event or watch it later on YouTube.

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Participants may not record events, take audience screenshots, or create transcripts.

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Our facilitators do not ‘call on people’ to respond or force participation. Please join in a way that’s comfortable for you.

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Folks express themselves at different paces. Please respect everyone’s communication style by actively listening and not interrupting.

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Please stay on topic for the event. If you need a space that you do not see offered at the DCC, please email us your idea at access [at] DisabilityCulturalCenter [dot] org.

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Be aware of the space you’re taking up. If your sharing is preventing others from participating, we may ask you to move your thoughts to the chat or our Discord server.

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Blurred backgrounds are inaccessible for many people. Backgrounds are great, but please refrain from using the blur feature.