“Automatic content updates can confuse some users dealing with cognitive disabilities. Is your audience given the means to control the frequency of content updates themselves?”Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #090
“Be extremely cautious with animated GIF content that strobes, blinks, or flashes rapidly as it may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #090
“Sometimes, sticking to minimum contrast ratios is not enough. Are you also making sure that large-sized text also meets a ratio of at least 4.5Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #089
“Never make the assumption that everyone in the audience will automatically be proficient in the commonly agreed-upon language used during the event.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #089
“Required fields need to be conveyed reliably to assistive technologies. Are you making sure to indicate that form controls are required through the use ofRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #088
“Consider how motion or animations used in your digital assets help make the information easier to understand for the audience, and if it is evenRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #088
“Section headings and subheadings facilitate content scanning and navigation. Are you making sure to add helpful labels whenever you have more than a few paragraphsRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #087
“Don’t ever just show a video with infomation happening solely on the visual track, without making sure audience members are provided with appropriate context first.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #087
“Content must be organized using hierarchically nested section headings. Are you making sure your heading structure is not skipping hierarchic levels in order to facilitateRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #086
“As part of your introduction, provide your audience with the ability to follow along on their own devices, by sharing links to your slides andRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #086
“Captions help everyone, not only those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Are your captions synchronized with the audio tracks and include all spokenRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #085
“Consider using dark background colours to host light foreground content, so the dark colours can create an improved negative space for the lighter content.”Read more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #085
“Rapidly flashing content can be dangerous for photo-epileptic audience members. Are you keeping flashing areas small enough on the screen not to cause photo-epileptic seizures?”Read more about Inclusive Web Tip #084
“Improve the overall content readability of your content by offering sufficient tracking and leading to paragraphs, as well as enough padding in between blocks ofRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #084
“Some people will miss out on information when it’s only conveyed through colour. Are you making sure to optimize interactions by also supporting colour-coded informationRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #083
“If you address sensitive topics that may upset some of your audience members, give them plenty of notice so they can prepare, or remove themselvesRead more about Inclusive Speaking Tip #083
“Shorter links of no more than 4 to 5 words tend to be easier to process from a cognitive standpoint. Are you clearly capturing theRead more about Inclusive Web Tip #082
In this post, we revisit inclusive speaking, focusing on making PowerPoint presentations accessible to all, especially those with disabilities. We cover practical tips and WCAG…Read more about PowerPoint accessibility secrets for communication professionals