SPRITE+ recognises that some of our members have caring responsibilities that can prevent them from attending workshops, conferences and training events due, in part, to the cost of finding alternative care for their dependents.
We are keen to make our events as inclusive as possible. As such, we have set up an Access fund to support our members to attend SPRITE+ events by contributing towards additional caring costs incurred because of attending one of our events.
Eligibility
The Access Fund can be used by SPRITE+ Members from an eligible UK Higher Education Institution who will experience costs associated with finding alternative care for their dependents while attending a SPRITE+ event. These costs do not include those that a person would normally pay on an ordinary working day, but the additional caring costs that attendance at one of our events may bring.
Criteria
SPRITE+ recognises that some of our Members may face barriers to participation in our virtual events, including lack of appropriate technology or the need for BSL interpreters, captioning, alt-text on webpages and slides, or audio description. We are committed to doing what we can to help participants overcome such barriers and will offer support to enable them to participate fully and effectively in our online activities.
Eligibility
The Access Fund can be used by SPRITE+ Members from an eligible UK Higher Education institution who will experience costs associated with access to a virtual SPRITE+ event. These costs do not include those that a person would normally pay on an ordinary working day, but the additional costs associated with the purchase of specific equipment that attendance at one of our virtual events may bring.
Criteria
SPRITE+ recognises that some of our Members may face barriers to participation in our events, due, in part, to the cost of travel, which cannot always be covered by academic institutions. We are committed to doing what we can to help participants overcome such barriers and will offer support to enable them to participate fully and effectively in our activities.
Eligibility
The Access Fund can be used by SPRITE+ Members from an eligible UK Higher Education institution who will experience costs associated with travel to a SPRITE+ event, where travel arrangements are not already provided by SPRITE+. These costs do not include those that a person would normally pay on an ordinary working day, but the additional costs that travelling to one of our events may bring
Criteria
You should complete the appropriate SPRITE+ Access Fund Application Form and send it to admin@spritehub.org 4 weeks prior to the SPRITE+ event that you aim to attend.
We consider applications on a rolling basis and will decide on applications within 2 weeks of receipt.
For care support and IT accessibiluty, payment is normally made after the event through BACS. Following approval of your application, you will be required to submit a Claim Form and proof of receipts of expenditure being claimed to admin@spritehub.org. There is an exemption from income tax for expenditure on the provision of work-related training and on the payment of related costs.
For travel support, bookings will usually be made for the applicant by the University of Manchester. Travel details including tickets will then be send to the applicant via email.
If waiting for payment until after an event will prevent you from attending, then please contact admin@spritehub.org.
We strive to meet at least level 2 (AA) of the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). For more information about the guidelines see: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.