Machik Weekend Accessibility

Cost
General
  • The 17th Machik Weekend offers two admission fees: one for the general public and the other for students, job seekers, and anyone else who self-identifies as needing a reduced admission cost. 
  • Free admission is available if cost is a barrier by contacting [email protected]. 


Covid-19
General
  • Masks will be available at registration. In this time of increased risk of Covid-19 and flu, we encourage participants to mask up to keep our community safe. Hand sanitizers will also be on site.

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Sensory Information
General
  • Machik Weekend is a busy event with about 200 attendees. Large group events can be loud. For anyone sensitive to sound, we recommend visiting the parks near both Machik Weekend venues and also the lobby areas for quiet spaces for breaks. 
  • We aim to offer a scent-reduced space. We ask that participants refrain from wearing products with strong scents. However, on Friday evening, we will follow the Tibetan tradition of offering incense which will be non-toxic and natural.
GWU Elliott School
  • The lights in the Elliot School are steady and not overly bright in the auditorium. The hallway has natural light. 
Eaton House
  • The lights at Eaton House DC are steady and a combination of natural light and dimmable overhead lights.   

Washrooms
GWU Elliott School
  • Washrooms at the Elliot School are wheelchair accessible.
Eaton House
  • All washrooms at Eaton House are all-gender washrooms.
  • Washrooms at the Eaton House are wheelchair accessible.

Parking 
Elliott School
  • The closest visitor parking to the Elliot School is directly east of the building on 19th Street. 
  • All of the parking facilities at GWU have accessible parking spaces within reasonably close proximity to entrances, elevators, doors and ramps. 
Eaton House


Wheelchair Accessibility 
Elliott School
  • This map shows wheelchair accessible entrances and route mapping on the Foggy Bottom campus of George Washington University. The Elliot School is #119 (bottom right-hand corner). There is an accessible entrance on E St to the south of the School.
  • There is an elevator to the 2nd floor. 
Eaton House


Transit
General
  • The Washington, D.C. area is serviced by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The network includes many conveniently located rail and bus lines in Virginia, Maryland, and DC. For trip planning, visit www.wmata.com. 
  • All WMATA Metrorail stations, rail cars, and buses are wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit www.wmata.com/service/accessibility.
  • The MetroAccess Paratransit service is a shared, door-to-door paratransit service for customers whose disability prevents them from using bus or rail. For more information including enrolment and booking, please visit www.wmata.com/service/accessibility/. 
GWU Elliott School
  • There are multiple nearby bus stops on both E St and 19th St. The closest Metrorail station is Farragut West on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. It is 10 minutes away, measured in walking time, down 18th St NW and across E St NW.
Eaton House
  • There are multiple nearby bus stops on K St NW and 13th St NW. The closest Metrorail Station is McPherson Square on the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. It is 6 minute away, measured in walking time, via I St NW and 13th St NW.


Seating
General
  • A variety of types of seating will be available at the event. We will reserve a section of seating near the stage for people with disabilities or anyone else requiring seating.


Food 
General
  • Machik will provide light refreshments on both days of the conference. We cannot guarantee that these refreshments were made in facilities free from nuts or common allergens. We are on a limited budget and rely on commercial coffee establishments.
  • Machik has negotiated a discounted, healthy, pan-Asian vegan box lunch for $10 from  Pow Pow. Their boxes, cutlery, etc, are all compostable, too. Machik does not earn any income from the lunch boxes. We offer this to you to make lunch time more efficient as there are very few lunch options open in the area on weekends. PLEASE buy your lunches here for Saturday and Sunday by 10pm on Thursday 9 November. The lunch
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For more information, please contact Machik at [email protected]. Thank you.