{"id":6798,"date":"2026-02-06T18:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=6798"},"modified":"2026-02-06T18:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:49:20","slug":"organizing-inclusive-events-conferences-w-dr-alex-ketchum-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/organizing-inclusive-events-conferences-w-dr-alex-ketchum-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences w\/ Dr. Alex Ketchum | People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A LOT goes into the planning of conferences, signings, and basically every event. How do you make sure it&#8217;s accessible to everyone who wants to come? It goes beyond just making sure your space is ADA accessible! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Alex D. Ketchum&#8217;s new book, &#8220;How to Organize Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences,&#8221; is full of practical tips, templates, and guidance for organizing accessible, inclusivity-oriented events. This week on the pod, Alex joins Joe and Elly to talk about accessibility, favorite feminist restaurants, and, of course, planning inclusive events and conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/63453\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/63453\">Get the book<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A LOT goes into the planning of conferences, signings, and basically every event. How do you make sure it&#8217;s accessible to everyone who wants to come? It goes beyond just making sure your space is ADA accessible! Dr. Alex D. Ketchum&#8217;s new book, &#8220;How to Organize Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences,&#8221; is full of practical tips,&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/organizing-inclusive-events-conferences-w-dr-alex-ketchum-peoples-guide-to-publishing-podcast\/\" title=\"Read Organizing Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences w\/ Dr. Alex Ketchum | People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing Podcast\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,12,11,26],"class_list":["post-6798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogifesto","tag-books","tag-business-of-publishing","tag-interviews","tag-podcast"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A LOT goes into the planning of conferences, signings, and basically every event. How do you make sure it's accessible to everyone who wants to come? It goes beyond just making sure your space is ADA accessible! <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Dr. Alex D. Ketchum's new book, \"How to Organize Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences,\" is full of practical tips, templates, and guidance for organizing accessible, inclusivity-oriented events. This week on the pod, Alex joins Joe and Elly to talk about accessibility, favorite feminist restaurants, and, of course, planning inclusive events and conferences.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/63453\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/63453\">Get the book<\/a>!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prefer an audio experience?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/microcosm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast app<\/a>.<br>Get the\u00a0<em>People\u2019s Guide to Publishing<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/books\/3663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, and the workbook\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/catalog\/zines\/10031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<br>Want to stay up to date on new podcast episodes and happenings at Microcosm?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/confirmsubscription.com\/h\/r\/0EABB2040D281C9C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","my_excerpt_rendered":"\n<p>A LOT goes into the planning of conferences, signings, and basically every event. How do you make sure it&#8217;s accessible to everyone who wants to come? It goes beyond just making sure your space is ADA accessible! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Alex D. Ketchum&#8217;s new book, &#8220;How to Organize Inclusive Events &amp; Conferences,&#8221; is full of practical tips, templates, and guidance for organizing accessible, inclusivity-oriented events. 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