Accessibility

REGISTRATION SUBSIDIES

  • Because the cost of everything has gone up, the 2025 conference will mark the first time in seven years that we need to raise registration fees in order to cover our expenses and continue to be able to offer reduced registration fees (subsidy) for people who need them. 
  • We hope to provide subsidies to all who need them. Visit our registration webpage for more information.

FOOD

  • One-day in-person registrations include food only on your selected day. All multi-day in-person registrations include:
    • THURSDAY EVENING: opening reception, light refreshments
    • FRIDAY: morning coffee & snacks, coffee breaks, lunch, dinner
    • SATURDAY: morning coffee & snacks, coffee breaks, lunch, dinner
    • SUNDAY MORNING: morning coffee & snacks
  • Our caterer (Degrees Catering) is not a nut-free facility. Because they use suppliers whose facilities are not nut-free, they cannot guarantee prepared food has not come in contact with traces of nuts.
  • All food will be labelled with ingredients.
  • All meals include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. All lunches and dinners include meat options.

TOILETS

  • Sŋéqə ʔéʔləŋ (Sngequ House) features ten individual fully enclosed private toilet stalls, as well as gender-specific multi-stall toilets, and one large accessible private washroom.
  • Visit UVic's "All-gender washrooms" website to locate all-gender washrooms throughout campus.

CLOSED CAPTIONING

  • All registrants have access to closed captioning within Zoom Events. For in-person registrants, large screens will display the session's Zoom closed captioning in English to the physical room. 

MOBILITY

CONFERENCE HOTEL TRANS-INCLUSION POLICIES

SENSORY

  • UVic is a Scent-Free space.
  • Most conference venues are lit by a mixture of sunlight from external windows, and internal fluorescent lighting.
  • A quiet "Chill Room" will be available for conference registrants, which includes adjustable internal lighting, access to sunlight (sun shades available), and a large central conference room table with chairs. 

COVID-19

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

Moving Trans History Forward brings together a wide-range of Trans+ community members, scholars, students, artists, activists, and allies sharing on a variety of topics. We understand that some of the content and discussions may be challenging or emotionally difficult. If you need some support during your time at the conference, you can reach out to one of the mental health counsellors with whom MTHF has partnered.

Connect with one of our mental health counsellors by:
  • Talking to a conference volunteer or staff member at the registration or info table
  • Emailing mattiew@uvic.ca


Once you reach out, either Mattie or Shay will connect with you to set-up a time to chat. Please share if you have a preference for who whom you would like to connect and if you would prefer an in-person or Zoom video connection.

Please note that this is not a 50-minute counselling session. The aim of this support is to provide attendees with informal support on an as-needed basis so that attendees can speak to someone in a safe and confidential way. Services are available in English both in-person or online depending on how you are attending the conference. Support will be available throughout the conference. We will try our best to connect you with someone as soon as possible.

Shay Manerikar, MSW RSW (they/them)

Shay is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work. They are a biracial and non-binary settler on these lands, descended from Indian immigrants and white settlers. Shay is committed to an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed approach to therapy that is grounded in compassion, authentic connection, and social justice. In their private practice, they work primarily with survivors of sexual violence and folks identifying as trans, non-binary, or queer. In their spare time, you can find them reading science fiction, drinking tea, and snuggling their cats.

 

 

Mattie Walker, MA, RCC (they/them)

Mattie is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria. They are a queer, nonbinary person with Irish and Scottish ancestry who lives and works in Victoria, BC on the unceded, Coast Salish Territory of the unceded territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. In their counselling practice, Mattie primarily supports queer and trans people of all ages and people who have experienced trauma. In addition to their work as a counsellor, Mattie’s research focuses on improving trauma-related mental health care for trans and gender-diverse young people.