Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
“Provide audience members with ample opportunities to take breaks or even step away during workshops and extended sessions when they feel the need to doRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
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“Provide audience members with ample opportunities to take breaks or even step away during workshops and extended sessions when they feel the need to doRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #070
“Do I systematically consider how I use motion or animations, to see if it makes the information easier to understand, or if it is evenRead more about IPS Self-Assessment #069
“Provide a readily-available list of complex terms, technical words and unusual expressions, intended to help sign language interpreters efficiently follow along.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #069
“Do I systematically keep the use of slide transitions to an absolute minimum, as some audience members can easily find them distracting, or disturbing?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #068
“Avoid relying on any kind of flashing, strobbing, or blinking effects to draw attention, as it can cause discomfort or trigger seizures for some audienceRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #068
“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?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #067
“Offer options to audience members by providing them with textual versions of presentations either in slide notes or in a handout accompanying slide decks.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #067
“Do I systematically provide audience members with clear and obvious ways to opt-out from screen movements or animations that can be potentially triggering?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #066
“At the start of the presentation or event, take a moment to verbally describe the room layout and location of emergency exits, food/beverages, and restrooms.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #066
“Do I systematically offer audience members with means to turn off any potentially triggering animations associated with interactive calls to action?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #065
“Share an outline as you get started, so your audience can set proper expectations and decide if they want to commit their brain power toRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #065
“Do I systematically provide large, static calls to action for audience members to interact with?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #064
“Never depend on colour as the only means to convey information in your printed or digital content, as some audience members can’t perceive colours theRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #064
“Do I systematically keep screen animations and other scrolling effects to a minimum in order to protect audience members who are more susceptible to motionRead more about IPS Self-Assessment #063
“Recognize that audience members with reading difficulties may not have enough time to finish reading text-heavy slides before you move on to the next one.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #063
“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-epilepticRead more about IPS Self-Assessment #062
“Use people-first language in your material and delivery, such as ‘people with disabilities’ instead of ‘disabled people’, as people are more than just their disabilities.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #062
“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…’?”Read more about IPS Self-Assessment #061