Accessibility
FOSDEM welcomes all free software and open source developers! While we don't own the university campus and have little control over its accessibility, we have tried to find ways for developers with physical limitations to make the most of the event.
Visual or auditory needs
For people with visual or auditory needs, marked places near the speaker are available in the following rooms:
- H.2215 (Ferrer)
- Janson
- K.1.105 (La Fontaine)
- UA2.220 (Guilissen)
- UB2.252A (Lameere)
- UD2.120 (Chavanne)
- UD2.218A
Wheelchair and limited mobility needs
There is a limited number of reserved car park spaces available.
All signposted routes between buildings are step-free, unless indicated otherwise (with a set of steps). If the route is not step-free, there will be an accessible route nearby, indicated with signs (look for the elevator or wheelchair signs).
- To get to Janson, you must go via H.
- To get from K to the rest of the campus (and vice versa), use the F building. A lift and a stair lift will help you bridge the height difference, just follow the signs.
Almost all rooms can be accessed without stairs, except for some devrooms in AW:
- AW1.121
- AW1.125
We film all talks, so if you wish to follow what is going on in both rooms, make your way to one of the hacker rooms (H building), whip out the headphones and head to video.fosdem.org.
All other rooms and buildings can be accessed without the use of stairs, allthough sometimes a little detour might be needed. We'll put up signs to make sure you do not get lost. This holds especially for the following locations.
- The main route via the car park to Janson is not step free. For step free access, go to the first floor of the H building and follow the signs to Janson.
- The rooms in UD cannot be accessed from the main entrance in the garden. Use the entrance on Avenue Paul Héger and go to the second floor with the elevator.
- To get to UA, enter via UB, take the elevator to the first floor and follow the signs until you reach another elevator. Go to the second floor for UA.
- You enter UB on the second floor via the garden. To go to other floors, use the lift and follow the signs to FOSDEM.
At nav.fosdem.org, you will find our on-campus route planner. It has an option for avoiding stairs. All routes calculated with this option set should be wheelchair and limited mobility accessible.
Accessibility contact
All FOSDEM staff members (yellow shirts) and volunteers (orange shirts) should be able to help you find accessible routes around the campus.
Suggestions welcome
We welcome your ideas for improving accessibility at FOSDEM. Please email them to feedback@fosdem.org.