Salma and Mazen weigh venues and budgets to make a local event accessible.
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تَنْظِيمُ فَعَالِيَّةٍ تُتِيحُ الْمُشَارَكَةَ لِلْجَمِيعِ
سَلْمَى: الْقَاعَةُ الْأُولَى أَرْخَصُ مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ؛ إِيجَارُهَا سِتُّمِائَةِ رِيَالٍ، وَتَتَّسِعُ لِمِائَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ شَخْصًا. تَبْدُو مُنَاسِبَةً لِلْفَعَالِيَّةِ.
مَازِنٌ: لَكِنَّهَا فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّانِي، وَمِصْعَدُهَا مُعَطَّلٌ. بَعْضُ الْمُشَارِكِينَ يَسْتَخْدِمُونَ كَرَاسِيَّ مُتَحَرِّكَةً، فَكَيْفَ سَيَصِلُونَ إِلَيْهَا؟
سَلْمَى: لَمْ أَنْتَبِهْ لِذَلِكَ. هَلْ تَكْفِي مُسَاعَدَةُ الْمُتَطَوِّعِينَ، أَمْ يَجِبُ أَنْ نَبْحَثَ عَنْ مَكَانٍ آخَرَ؟
مَازِنٌ: الْمُسَاعَدَةُ مُهِمَّةٌ، لَكِنَّهَا لَا تُعَوِّضُ مَدْخَلًا يُمْكِنُ اسْتِخْدَامُهُ بِاسْتِقْلَالٍ. لَا يَنْبَغِي افْتِرَاضُ قَبُولِ أَحَدٍ بِحَمْلِهِ.
سَلْمَى: الْقَاعَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ أَرْضِيَّةٌ، وَأَمَامَهَا مُنْحَدَرٌ. إِيجَارُهَا تِسْعُمِائَةِ رِيَالٍ، لَكِنَّهَا لَا تَتَّسِعُ إِلَّا لِثَمَانِينَ شَخْصًا.
مَازِنٌ: نَتَوَقَّعُ مِائَةَ مُشَارِكٍ، وَهَذَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى سَعَتِهَا. لَا نُرِيدُ حَلَّ مُشْكِلَةِ الدُّخُولِ بِاسْتِبْعَادِ عِشْرِينَ شَخْصًا.
سَلْمَى: مَا رَأْيُكَ فِي جَلْسَتَيْنِ، فِي كُلٍّ مِنْهُمَا خَمْسُونَ شَخْصًا؟ نُكَرِّرُ الْمُحْتَوَى نَفْسَهُ وَيَخْتَارُ الْمُشَارِكُ الْوَقْتَ.
مَازِنٌ: أُؤَيِّدُ ذَلِكَ، بِشَرْطِ أَلَّا نُخَصِّصَ جَلْسَةً لِفِئَةٍ بِسَبَبِ إِعَاقَتِهَا. هَلْ يَشْمَلُ الْإِيجَارُ الْوَقْتَ اللَّازِمَ لِلْجَلْسَتَيْنِ؟
سَلْمَى: نَعَمْ، السِّعْرُ يَشْمَلُ فَتْرَةَ بَعْدِ الظُّهْرِ كُلَّهَا. لَكِنَّ تَكْرَارَ الْبَرْنَامَجِ قَدْ يَزِيدُ الْعِبْءَ عَلَى الْمُتَطَوِّعِينَ.
مَازِنٌ: لَدَيْنَا فَرِيقَانِ، فَنُوَزِّعُ الْمَهَامَّ بَيْنَهُمَا وَنَتْرُكُ اسْتِرَاحَةً بَيْنَ الْجَلْسَتَيْنِ. لَا نُضَاعِفُ سَاعَاتِ كُلِّ مُتَطَوِّعٍ.
سَلْمَى: الْفَعَالِيَّةُ تَتَضَمَّنُ نِقَاشًا، وَلَا يَكْفِي أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الْجَمِيعُ إِذَا لَمْ يَسْتَطِيعُوا مُتَابَعَةَ الْكَلَامِ بِوُضُوحٍ.
مَازِنٌ: الْقَاعَةُ تُوَفِّرُ مِيكْرُوفُونًا وَشَاشَةً. وَلَدَيْنَا عَرْضٌ بِمِائَتَيْ رِيَالٍ لِكِتَابَةِ الْكَلَامِ مُبَاشَرَةً وَعَرْضِهِ فِي الْجَلْسَتَيْنِ.
سَلْمَى: مِيزَانِيَّتُنَا أَلْفٌ وَمِائَتَا رِيَالٍ، وَخَصَّصْنَا ثَلَاثَمِائَةٍ لِلزِّينَةِ. الْإِيجَارُ الْجَدِيدُ وَخِدْمَةُ الْكِتَابَةِ سَيَتَجَاوَزَانِ الْمَبْلَغَ مَعَ الزِّينَةِ.
مَازِنٌ: نُخَفِّضُ الزِّينَةَ إِلَى مِائَةِ رِيَالٍ، فَيَصِيرُ الْمَجْمُوعُ أَلْفًا وَمِائَتَيْنِ. أُفَضِّلُ زِينَةً بَسِيطَةً عَلَى خِدْمَةٍ لَا تَشْمَلُ الْجَمِيعَ.
سَلْمَى: أُوَافِقُ. أَمَّا سُهُولَةُ الْوُصُولِ فَلَا تُقَاسُ بِالْمَدْخَلِ وَحْدَهُ. هَلْ فَحَصْنَا الْمَمَرَّاتِ وَدَوْرَةَ الْمِيَاهِ وَأَمَاكِنَ الْجُلُوسِ؟
مَازِنٌ: لَيْسَ بَعْدُ. سَنَزُورُ الْقَاعَةَ مَعَ مُشَارِكِينَ رَاغِبِينَ فِي إِبْدَاءِ الرَّأْيِ، وَنُرَاجِعُ الْمَسَارَ وَتَرْتِيبَ الْمَقَاعِدِ.
سَلْمَى: أَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْأَلَ عَنِ الِاحْتِيَاجَاتِ عِنْدَ التَّسْجِيلِ، مَعَ إِتَاحَةِ رَقْمِ اتِّصَالٍ لِمَنْ لَا يَسْتَخْدِمُ الِاسْتِمَارَةَ الْإِلِكْتُرُونِيَّةَ.
مَازِنٌ: سَنَطْلُبُ مَعْرِفَةَ الْمُسَاعَدَةِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ فَقَطْ، دُونَ تَفَاصِيلَ صِحِّيَّةٍ غَيْرِ ضَرُورِيَّةٍ، وَنُتِيحُ تَحْدِيثَ الطَّلَبِ قَبْلَ الْفَعَالِيَّةِ.
سَلْمَى: وَإِذَا كَشَفَتِ الزِّيَارَةُ عَنْ عَقَبَةٍ لَا نَسْتَطِيعُ حَلَّهَا فِي الْوَقْتِ الْمُتَاحِ، فَمَاذَا سَنَفْعَلُ؟
مَازِنٌ: نَبْحَثُ عَنْ بَدِيلٍ قَبْلَ تَأْكِيدِ الْمَكَانِ. لَنْ نُعْلِنَ أَنَّ الْقَاعَةَ مُنَاسِبَةٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ بِنَاءً عَلَى صُورَةِ الْمَدْخَلِ.
سَلْمَى: إِذَنْ نُؤَجِّلُ الْإِعْلَانَ حَتَّى نَتَحَقَّقَ مِنَ التَّفَاصِيلِ. الْهَدَفُ أَنْ يُشَارِكَ النَّاسُ فِعْلًا، لَا أَنْ نَحْجِزَ قَاعَةً فَقَطْ.
مَازِنٌ: اِتَّفَقْنَا. نُثَبِّتُ الْمِيزَانِيَّةَ الْمُعَدَّلَةَ وَالْجَلْسَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْفَحْصِ، وَنُرْسِلُ مَعْلُومَاتٍ وَاضِحَةً عَنْ الْوُصُولِ وَالْمُسَاعَدَةِ الْمُتَاحَةِ.
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Salma: The first hall is cheaper than the second: six hundred riyals, holding one hundred and twenty. It seems suitable.
Mazen: But it is upstairs and its lift is broken. Some participants use wheelchairs; how would they get there?
Salma: I overlooked that. Would volunteers’ help suffice, or should we find another venue?
Mazen: Assistance matters, but cannot replace an independently usable entrance. We should not assume anyone agrees to being carried.
Salma: The second hall is on the ground floor with a ramp outside. It costs nine hundred riyals but holds only eighty.
Mazen: We expect one hundred participants, exceeding its capacity. We should not solve entry access by excluding twenty people.
Salma: What about two sessions of fifty? We repeat the same content and let each participant choose a time.
Mazen: I support that, provided we do not assign a separate session based on disability. Does the rental cover both sessions?
Salma: Yes, the price covers the whole afternoon, but repeating the programme could increase the volunteers’ workload.
Mazen: We have two teams. We can divide tasks and allow a break between sessions without doubling each volunteer’s hours.
Salma: The event includes discussion. Getting everyone inside is not enough if they cannot follow what is said clearly.
Mazen: The hall provides a microphone and screen. We have a two-hundred-riyal quote for live captions in both sessions.
Salma: Our budget is twelve hundred riyals, with three hundred allocated to decorations. The new rental and captions would exceed it with decorations.
Mazen: Reduce decorations to one hundred, making the total twelve hundred. I prefer simple decorations to a service that excludes people.
Salma: Agreed. Accessibility is not measured by the entrance alone. Have we checked the pathways, toilet, and seating?
Mazen: Not yet. We will visit with participants willing to give feedback and review the route and seating arrangement.
Salma: Please ask about needs at registration and offer a contact number for anyone who does not use the online form.
Mazen: We will ask only what assistance is needed, without unnecessary health details, and allow updates before the event.
Salma: If the visit reveals a barrier we cannot resolve in time, what will we do?
Mazen: We will seek an alternative before confirming the venue. An entrance photograph is not enough to claim it suits everyone.
Salma: Then we will postpone the announcement until we verify the details. The aim is participation, not merely booking a hall.
Mazen: Agreed. After checking, we will confirm the revised budget and sessions, then send clear information about access and available assistance.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| مِصْعَدُهَا مُعَطَّلٌ | its lift is broken |
| بِاسْتِقْلَالٍ | independently |
| مُنْحَدَرٌ | a ramp |
| سَعَتِهَا | its capacity |
| بِاسْتِبْعَادِ | by excluding |
| نُكَرِّرُ الْمُحْتَوَى | we repeat the content |
| الْعِبْءَ | the burden; workload |
| الْمَمَرَّاتِ | the pathways |
| إِبْدَاءِ الرَّأْيِ | giving feedback |
| عَقَبَةٍ | a barrier |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Balance costs and capacity while preserving participation and choice.
- Verify the whole experience before confirming a venue or promising accessibility.
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أَمَّا سُهُولَةُ الْوُصُولِ فَلَا تُقَاسُ بِالْمَدْخَلِ وَحْدَهُ
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أَرْجُو أَنْ تَسْأَلَ عَنِ الِاحْتِيَاجَاتِ عِنْدَ التَّسْجِيلِ
Request information gathering with arju an followed by a subjunctive verb.
