InklusivComm™
Self-Assessment Test

“Do I systematically minimize most risks of vertigo sensations for my audience by designing slides, handouts and online content with obvious horizontal and vertical lines?”

“Do I systematically provide audience members with clear and obvious ways to opt-out from screen movements or animations that can be potentially triggering?”

“Do I systematically offer audience members with means to turn off any potentially triggering animations associated with interactive calls to action?”

“Do I systematically provide large, static calls to action for audience members to interact with?”

“Do I systematically keep screen animations and other scrolling effects to a minimum in order to protect audience members who are more susceptible to motion sickness triggers?”

“Do I systematically ensure that any blinking, flashing and other strobing effects never occur more than 2-3 times per second to avoid risks of photo-epileptic seizures?”

“Do I systematically share what the results of interactions are when I poll my audience, or ask questions such as ‘by a show of hands…’?”

“Do I systematically plan for alternative accessible formats, when I rely on printed materials during workshops, activities and other types of audience interactions?”

“Do I systematically rehash sight gags even when it feels awkward, so some of my audience members don’t have to feel bad when everybody else laughs and they don’t understand why?”

“Do I systematically avoid saying things like “as the graph shows”, or “as you can see here”… because I recognize that not everyone in my audience might be able to?”

“Do I systematically avoid making any kind of assumptions about what it is that my audience members can actually see or perceive?”

“Do I systematically make sure audience members are first provided with appropriate context, before I show a video with information happening solely on the visual track?”

“Do I systematically read all relevant text aloud when providing guidelines or instructions in preparation for an activity that will require the audience members’ participation?”

“Do I systematically take a moment, at the start of the presentation or event, to verbally describe the room layout and location of emergency exits, food/beverages, and restrooms?”

“Do I systematically avoid relying on imagery alone to create an atmosphere, unless the visual asset used is purely decorative in nature?”

“Do I systematically offer a digital copy of my materials in PPT or PDF, so audience members can consume them while leveraging their own accessibility settings?”

“Do I systematically consider offering a digital copy of my materials in PPT or PDF, so audience members can more efficiently follow along on their own devices?”

“Do I systematically describe the outcomes of room interactions when interacting with the audience and getting their feedback?”

“Do I systematically plan alternate downloadable formats, such as accessible PDF versions of my handouts or charts, when preparing takeaway materials and collaterals?”

“Do I systematically cover all of the information that is presented on my slides, so the audience is not left with the responsibility of filling the blanks on their own?”

“Do I systematically adopt a ‘podcast’ mindset when presenting key data points from my slides or handouts – as if my audience could only listen to, not see, my explanation or story?”

“Do I systematically provide alternative, audio description tracks for my videos, so that audience members who only rely on hearing can still fully understand them?”

“Do I systematically describe visual assets presented on my slides, instead of just pointing or referring to them verbally?”

“Do I systematically avoid using ambiguous words like ‘this’, ‘that’ or ‘here’, which presuppose that people can clearly see what it is that I’m referring to?”

“Do I systematically keep in mind that poor lighting conditions can affect how audience members will experience my content?”

“Do I systematically keep in mind that poor lighting conditions can impair the audience’s ability to perceive various combinations of colours?”

“Do I systematically steer clear of information positioned on top of cluttered or busy background images, if that background makes the text harder to perceive due to poor contrast?”

“Do I systematically assume that some audience members will be unable to differentiate between objects based on colours, when presented in close proximity?”

“Do I systematically avoid subtle colour combinations, such as light grey text on a white background, that will make content harder to read in poor lighting conditions?”

“Do I systematically avoid using colours as the only means to convey information in my printed or digital assets?”