# Ensuring inclusion, representation, & accessibility OpenCon’s [Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Event Checklist](https://sparcopen.github.io/opencon-dei-report/checklist.html) supports their [DEI Guide](https://sparcopen.github.io/opencon-dei-report/). The Checklist is a great way to assess whether your workshop welcomes everyone and to identify concrete ways to improve accessibility. ### Tips on using the DEI checklist for your workshop * Review the checklist as early as possible in your planning process. Some recommendations require time and research to support. * Use the DEI Guide to better understand recommendations that are new to you. Try not to assume that only familiar, easy, or common recommendations should be prioritized. * Communicate with your participants in advance which recommendations you were able to meet and which you were not. Especially for accessibility recommendations, participants will appreciate knowing what to expect. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://reproducibilityworkshop.gitbook.io/project/before-the-workshop/ensuring-inclusion-representation-and-accessibility.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.