Panel: Welcoming All Customers - Creating Accessible Businesses

Tuesday, 5/5/2026
12:00 - 1:30
Koret Auditorium
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room A
Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room B
Main Library

100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States

415-557-4400
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Learn practical, affordable strategies for creating an inclusive, disability-friendly small business environment.

Creating an inclusive business doesn’t have to be expensive or overwhelming. With 28% of Americans living with some form of disability*, accessibility is both a community value and a smart business decision.

This program features a panel of people with disabilities sharing real-world perspectives on how businesses can better welcome and serve a wide range of customers. Panelists speak to experiences related to mobility, Deaf and hard-of-hearing access, blindness and low vision and neurodiversity, offering insight into how small, thoughtful changes can influence where people choose to shop and dine.

Hosted by the Office of Disability and Accessibility and the Office of Small Business, in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library. 

*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) 

This is a hybrid event. Registration is required for Zoom attendance. In-person attendance does not require registration.

Small Business

Provide support to both aspiring and existing small business owners to boost their entrepreneurial skills and success.

Disability/Accessibility Interest

Events for adults and children with disabilities, their families, friends and allies.

Small Business Week

Founded by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in 2004, San Francisco Small Business Week celebrates local entrepreneurs with events, workshops and networking opportunities to help them connect, learn and thrive.

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Attending Programs

All programs are drop-in (no registration necessary) unless otherwise noted. All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.

This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

Notice: This event may be filmed or photographed. By participating in this event, you consent to have your likeness used for the Library’s archival purposes and promotional materials. If you do not want to be photographed, please inform a staff person or the photographer. A sticker will be provided to help identify you so that we can avoid capturing your image.

Public Notice and Disclaimer

This program uses a third-party website link. By clicking on the third-party website link, you will leave SFPL's website and enter a website not operated by SFPL. This service may collect personally identifying information about you, such as name, username, email address, and password. This service will treat the information it collects about you pursuant to its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of each third-party website or service that you visit or use, including those third parties with whom you interact through our Library services. For more information about these third-party links, please see the section of SFPL’s Privacy Policy describing Links to Other Sites.

The views and opinions expressed in programs presented by groups unaffiliated with SFPL do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SFPL or the City.