The venue for 2025 is in Southern England and will be announced soon.

We are committed to making FiLiA conferences as accessible as possible.

A detailed Access Guide will be available to all attendees on the conference community app.

If you require support to access our event, let us know, and we will contact you to discuss your requirements and work to make your experience at the FiLiA conference a positive one. We have addressed some general accessibility questions below; however, please do not hesitate to contact us with specific questions that aren’t covered.

Our email address is inclusion@filia.org.uk

Our normal accessibility standards are as follows:

USING A WHEELCHAIR

The venue is wheelchair accessible throughout.

CARERS

If you need a support person to accompany you for the weekend, please let us know by emailing comms@filia.org.uk, and we will add them to the guest list.

DEAF / HEARING IMPAIRED

The speech-to-text relay will be operating in the main room throughout the event.  If you need a signer, STTR in another room, or a note-taker please contact us and we will do our best to assist.  There is a hearing loop at the venue.

BLIND / PARTIALLY SIGHTED

We can provide a volunteer to accompany visually impaired attendees. 

SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND / OR PTSD

We know that a busy conference can act as a trigger for those with various sensory or spectrum disorders as well as those who have experienced trauma.  We have a quiet space where attendees can go for a time-out. 

WHERE LANGUAGE IS A BARRIER

Women from around the globe attend FiLiA. We do not have the capacity to provide translators, but we can facilitate those who bring a friend to translate by, for example, ensuring that you are seated at the end of a row where translation will not be intrusive to others. 

WHERE CHILDCARE IS REQUIRED

We welcome parents and children below the age of twelve, including attendance at the crèche or children's workshops, free of charge.  Children are also welcome at the main workshops, although please use your discretion as to what is appropriate for your child.  Breastfeeding is welcome throughout, including during panels and workshops, and the venue will ensure access to hot water for making up bottles. There is a baby-changing facility at the venue. The venue is pushchair-accessible or these can be left at the cloakroom.

THOSE WITH LOW OR NO INCOME

Concession tickets are available.

We also run a Solidarity Ticket scheme. Please email info@filia.org.uk for more details (these are dependent upon availability).