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Planning Inclusive and Accessible Events – A Handbook for Federal Public Servants Internal link (HTML format) from the Office for Disability Issues at ESDC (More in-person meeting)

• Guide to Planning Inclusive meetings(HTML format) from Canada.ca (More in-person meeting)
• Planning Accessible Virtual Events(HTML format) from the Canada School of Public Service
• Workaround-for-Interpretation-in-Teams_20210226.docx (sharepoint.com) Information on simultaneous interpretation and close captioning provided by Engagement Communication team that organize the Water cooler event at ESDC.

Resources for using Microsoft 365/Teams Internal link and more from GCwiki

- Resources for [for Accessible Documents - ESDC / IT Accessibility Office](https://bati-itao.github.io/resources/accessible-documents-en.html) - [Accessibility overview of Microsoft Teams](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/accessibility-overview-of-microsoft-teams-2d4009e7-1300-4766-87e8-7a217496c3d5?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us) - [Take advantage of the accessibility features in Microsoft Teams for a better meeting or live event experience - Office Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/take-advantage-of-the-accessibility-features-in-microsoft-teams-for-a-better-meeting-or-live-event-experience-eec38ba3-689b-4ab4-8b6a-1c1c30259d86) - [Best practices for setting up and running a Teams meeting or Live event for the deaf and hard of hearing (microsoft.com)](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/best-practices-for-setting-up-and-running-a-teams-meeting-or-live-event-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-6d5ff6ac-c6f3-434b-ac95-c6e2e15ff0ac) - [The Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario (ATIO) Directory](https://atio.on.ca/directory/)

The Translation Bureau’s best practices for sign-language interpretation Internal link