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Accessible Event Design Firm

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Grades 6-875-90 minSource: Creative Dad Company

Teams audit a mock live event space for accessibility gaps, then redesign the layout, signage, or seating so it actually works for every kind of guest.

Budget levels

Amazon prices checked Oct 9-10, 2026 and may change

Materials links go to Amazon. Prices are estimates and may change. As an Amazon Associate, Creative Dad Company earns from qualifying purchases.

Quick Start

Digital downloads only.

$0 to buy. Printing noted separately.

Student time: one class period, one day.

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one class period on a single day.

Scale back: Fit it into a shorter period, use fewer effects, or run a demo instead of a build.

Scale up: Add one extra effect, or spread the share-out across another day.

Ambiance video

Ambiance video coming soon from Creative Dad Studio

  • Grid paperBorrow or school hasuse what you have
  • rulersBorrow or school hasuse what you have
  • timerBorrow or school hasuse what you have

Full Experience

Required materials for the class.

$9.99 per class (class of about 30, 6 groups).

Student time: one day.

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one school day.

Scale back: Fit the build into one period with fewer effects.

Scale up: Spread the work across days, or add more effects.

  • scale guest figuresRequired150 figures$9.99Amazon

Total Transformation

The bigger kit, with every optional item included.

$9.99 per class (class of about 30, 6 groups).

Student time: one day (one session, one-day event).

Teacher prep / build-ahead: separate from student time.

Scale it

The default plan is one session, a one-day event.

Scale back: Shorten the event, or run a demo for a smaller audience.

Scale up: Spread the build and the event across days, or invite a bigger audience.

Choose your version

Every level teaches the same core idea — pick the one that fits your time, budget, and energy today.

Student time: 30 min, one class periodTeacher prep / build-ahead: 10 min$0 to buy. Printing noted separately.One table or a clear section of floorBeginner-friendly

Setup

Print or hand-copy the essential prompt for Accessible Event Design Firm, then set out only paper, pencils, and the common or recycled items needed for one test. Use a tabletop representation whenever the original version mentions a room, specialized device, or digital tool; the learning comes from the decisions and evidence, not elaborate scenery.

Activity

  1. Walk through the mock event floor plan and predict which areas will be hardest for guests with mobility, vision, or hearing needs to use.
  2. Redesign the floor plan with wider paths, better signage placement, or seating changes to address the predicted gaps.
  3. Walk a guest figure through the new plan, find one path still creates a bottleneck or barrier, and revise the layout again.
  4. Present the final accessible event plan, pointing out each specific fix and why it matters.

Ambiance video

Ambiance video coming soon from Creative Dad Studio

Done when: The group has completed Accessible Event Design Firm when it can present the final accessible event plan, pointing out each specific fix and why it matters and point to the observation, measurement, comparison, or trial that supports its conclusion.

Materials

graph paper, ruler, small figures representing guests with different needs, markers, poster board; Grid paper; rulers; scale guest figures; timer

Shown for the Quick Start version — switch tabs above to see what changes.

Materials links go to Amazon. Prices are estimates and may change.

As an Amazon Associate, Creative Dad Company earns from qualifying purchases.

Steps

  1. Walk through the mock event floor plan and predict which areas will be hardest for guests with mobility, vision or hearing needs to use.
  2. As a class, agree on shared criteria and constraints with numbers: main paths at least 36 inches wide at scale, wheelchair turning circles at key spots, signs readable from 10 feet at a set height, seating with clear sightlines to the stage; constraints are the room size, a fixed number of tables and a budget for signs.
  3. Each team draws at least two different floor plans to scale on grid paper.
  4. Test each plan with scale guest figures: measure path widths, count bottlenecks, and time a figure moving from entrance to seat to restroom. Record numbers in a table.
  5. Score each plan in a decision matrix: rate how well it meets each criterion and constraint, weight the most important criteria, and total the scores.
  6. Choose the best plan using the matrix, then fix any criterion it still misses and rescore it.
  7. Present the final accessible event plan with the matrix, pointing out each specific fix and why it matters to guests.

Standards mapped

  • NGSS · MS-ETS1-2

    Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.