This is a list of conferences and conventions with Accessibility policies listed.
Some convention centers and hotels have accessibility polies of their own. See a partial list at:List_of_Convention_Centers_and_Hotels_with_Accessibility_Policies
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Speculative Fiction Conventions (Science fiction, fantasy, horror, steampunk)
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- Arisia 2016 2017
- AnomalyCon Steampunk
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- Balticon (scroll down)
- BayCon 2016, 2017 the Bay Area’s Longest Fan-Run Science Fiction Convention
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- Can-Con 2016 The Conference on Canadian Content in Speculative Arts and Literature
- Chessiecon
- Cleveland ConCoction 2016 work in progress
- Coal Hill Con Doctor Who
- Con-Volution science fiction, fantasy, and media
- Conbust sci-fi/fantasy/anime/gaming convention
- ConFusion
- CONvergence - Accessibility Overview
- CONvergence - ASL
- CONvergence - Service Animals
- CONvergence - Safe Space
- Contact2016 the 55th Australian National Speculative Fiction Convention
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- Destination Star Trek
- Detcon1 (2014 NASFiC)
- DiscWorld Convention 2016
- DragonCon
- Dublin 2019 Worldcon bid
- Dysprosium 2015
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- Fog Con (Adapted from WisCon's policies)
- Fourth Street Fantasy Convention http://4thstreetfantasy.com/policies/accessibility-policy/
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- King Con celebrating science fiction, fantasy, gaming, & comic books. King Con takes place in a library library
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M
- MALcon Myths and Legends
- MarsCon 2015 but not found in 2016
- MidAmeriCon II (WorldCon 2016)
- MISTI-Con 2017
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- NecronomiCon weird fiction, art, academia, and festivities
- Nine Worlds a positive review of their work
- Norwescon
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P
- Penguincon 2017 A Non-Profit, Open Source – Science Fiction Convention
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- ReaderCon (Scroll down)
- (Re)Generation Who (Doctor Who convention)
- San Juan in 2017 (NASFiC bid)
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- The Twisted World (18+ Convention)
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- Walker Stalker Con (TWD & general horror. ASL, mobility, autism, etc. Email contact: disabilities@walkerstalkercon.com)
- We Are ALL SF Con provides CART interpreters and ASL interpreters discussion of a policy
- Westercon
- WisCon
- WishCon Women in Sci-Fi and Horror
- World Fantasy Con 2016
- WorldCon 75 2017 WorldCon in Helsinki, Finland
Comic Cons
- Heroes & Villains Fan Fest (Superhero and comic book. ASL, mobility, autism. Email contact: disabilities@fanfest.com)
- New York Comic Con (NYCC)
- Nor-Con the Norfolk TV, Film & Comic Convention
- Phoenix ComicCon (Contains Problematic and Hostile Language toward PWDs)
Anime Cons
- Anime Boston
- Anime Cental aka ACEN
- Anime Expo (click on ADA)
- Anime Fargo
- Anime North
- AnimeIowa
- Anime Weekend Atlanta
Gaming Cons
- 2D Con Digital Destruction, Minnesota’s Gaming Convention
- Midwinter Gaming Convention
Other Fandom-Related Cons
- CON.TXT a media con, a place for fans to gather and celebrate the joy of fandom
- ConneXions a slash media con
- Costume Con 34 Costuming and cosplay
- CrossingsCon this universe’s first Young Wizards convention
- Fan Expo Canada
- Fan Expo Dallas scroll down to "Accessibility"
- Fan Expo Regina
- Fan Expo Vancouver
- Hamvention the world\’s largest amateur radio gathering, attracting hams from throughout the globe
- JoCo Cruise 2017 music, comedy, and other performances and events from Jonathan Coulton and friends
- Marcon "a weekend of fun...where everyone that enjoys movies, books, music, art, science, and everything in between"
- Megacon scroll down to "Accessibility"
- OrcaCon 2018 highlighting games and art created and published by Indigenous voices in the tabletop games industry
- Skepticon also create a brochure
- Sydney Film Festival
- TGIF/F a gal pals convention
Other (Non-Fandom) Cons
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- AAA American Anthropological Association
- AAR the American Academy of Religion
- AAS American Astronomical Society
- Ability Tools Reuse Conference
- ACRL Association of College & Research Libraries
- AHS Convention and AGM 2016 The National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies
- AIDS 2014 Conference
- ALA 2015 ALA 2016 American Library Association Annual Conference
- AlterConf
- AERA American Educational Research Association
- AMS American Meteorological Society
- APA American Psychological Association (refer to 1982)
- APCA 2014 American College Personnel Association
- APCA 2016 American College Personnel Association
- APHA American Public Health Association
- APTA American Physical Therapy Association
- AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
- ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ARSC Association for Recorded Sound Collections
- AWP Association of Writers & Writing Programs
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- CEC Council for Exceptional Children
- CHI 2016 ACM's Human-Computer Interaction Conference
- CIES 2017 Comparative and International Education Society
- 2016 CLPP Conference Civil Liberties and Public Policy
- CNA Canadian Nurses Association
- CCCC Conference on college composition and communication by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Accessibility Guide
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- Djangocon 2015
- Djangocon Europe 2015
- DrupalCon 2015 brings together thousands of people from across the globe who use, develop, design, and support the Drupal platform.
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- 2016 EDHI Annual Meeting Early Hearing Detection & Intervention has presenter guidelines
- FOSDEM 2017 - Open Source conference, had a talk on accessibility https://fosdem.org/2017/schedule/event/community_building_an_accessible_community/
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- IAS 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017)
- ICFA 37 International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- IEEE
- ISA International Sociological Association
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- Michigan Womyn's Music Festival (note: known for being a transphobic space)
- Michigan World Language Association
- Modern Language Association Conference
- Music Cities Convention
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- NADO National Association of Development Organizations
- NAEA National Art Education Association
- National Communication Association
- NCSL National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Women's Music Festival (ASL and food info only)
- NOLOSE
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- Oklahoma Arts Conference
- Open Education Conference has a special strand on accessibility
- Out of Excuses Writing Workshop and Retreat 2016
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- PantheaCon
- Pacific Media Expo
- 32nd Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity They have a guidebook called A Model for Accessibility for sale
- Pagan Con
- Pittcon The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy
- PLA Public Library Association
- PyCon 2016 for the Python (open source computer language) community
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- Sirens "Sirens is a conference about voice"
- SMT Society for Music Theory
- SXSW South by Southwest
- SPARKcon an interdisciplinary creativity, art & design festival
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- TCEA Texas Computer Education Association
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- UbiComp 2014 The 2014 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
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WE Con Austin 2016 where women, girls, femmes, and those who care about them can share knowledge and insights, build community, and find self-empowerment. Also see the registration information
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