Mar 03
Friday
Sitting with Dignity
Just in time for Shambhala Day celebrations at many centers this coming weekend, some fresh ideas about setting up the shrine room to enhance participation for those who sit in chairs
by Stefan Carmien
Part of the mission of the working group for accessibility and disability is to pay particular attention to making the practice environment accessible. Towards this end we have created checklists for centres to make their spaces accessible for students who have visual, auditory and motoric disabilities and made them available on the Shambhala accessibility website. We have also worked with practice centres, particularly Dechen Chöling, to ensure accessibility to spoken teachings with simultaneous translation systems. Where needed, we have done some consulting and provided help with tailoring shrine rooms and lecture spaces acoustics to maximise intelligibility of amplified systems in these spaces. In addition, we have provided individual inductive loop and headset systems for people who need these in programs. All of these are addressing the specific sensory needs of our sangha in order to learn and collaborate in teaching situations. Continue…
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